Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowcroft area has the 34th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 169th 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 Meadowcroft (SN2 7JS) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowcroft (SN2 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Pinnock'S Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pinnock'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinnock'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attlee Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attlee Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wise Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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