Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 156th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Road (SN2 5HT) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (SN2 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Alton Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Enford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggoner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potterdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywain Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldbourne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Enford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggoner Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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