Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushall Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 204th 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 Rushall Close (SN2 5JW) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushall Close (SN2 5JW), the main crime hotspot is near Allington Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melksham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melksham Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melksham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melksham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushall Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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