Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbeywood Park area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbeywood Park (SN2 7HX) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbeywood Park (SN2 7HX), the main crime hotspot is near Dave Watkins Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gorse Hill and Pinehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wise Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlee Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlee Crescent | Under investigation |
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