Crime Rates at Westwood Road, Swindon, SN2 5HT

Westwood Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 119th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Road (SN2 5HT) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (SN2 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyneham Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alton Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.