Crime Rates at Durrington Walk, Swindon, SN2 5LP

Durrington Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 22nd 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 Durrington Walk (SN2 5LP) in the last 12 months was 361.6 per 1,000 residents and was 303.7% 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 Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 321.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durrington Walk (SN2 5LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durrington Walk, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allington Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.