Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Downton Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 239th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downton Road (SN2 5JP) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downton Road (SN2 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Allington Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winterslow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minety Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melksham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwick Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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