Total Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ramsbury Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 189th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ramsbury Avenue (SN2 5PG) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ramsbury Avenue (SN2 5PG), 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.
View Crime In Penhill and Upper Stratton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwick Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heywood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodsman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olivier Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heywood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minety Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melksham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushall Close | Under investigation |
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