Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cricklade Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 357th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cricklade Road (SN2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklade Road (SN2 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Clive Parade. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cricklade Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilcox Close —
Apr 2026Public order Clive Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricklade Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A4311 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A4311 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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