Crime Rates at Urchfont Way, Swindon, SN2 5DF

Urchfont Way area has the 39th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 201st highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urchfont Way (SN2 5DF) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urchfont Way (SN2 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durrington Walk, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.