Total Crime Rate
107.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlton Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 166th 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 Charlton Close (SN2 5EH) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlton Close (SN2 5EH), the main crime hotspot is near Pewsham Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gorse Hill and Pinehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilcot Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farndale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potterdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farndale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockdown Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerford Close | Under investigation |
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