Total Crime Rate

242.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 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 242.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shrewton Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 49th 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 Shrewton Walk (SN2 5LY) in the last 12 months was 242.1 per 1,000 residents and was 168.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewton Walk (SN2 5LY), 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 Shrewton Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durnford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pewsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Enford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pewsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Enford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durnford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potterdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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