Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • 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
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

Ramsbury 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ramsbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwick Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olivier Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minety Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melksham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushall Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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