Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spur Way area has the 41st highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 207th 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 Spur Way (SN2 7JU) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spur Way (SN2 7JU), the main crime hotspot is near Dave Watkins Court. Police recorded 24 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 Spur Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Attlee Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Fairholm Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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