Total Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farrfield area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 285th 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 Farrfield (SN2 7QL) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farrfield (SN2 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gorse Hill and Pinehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlee Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlee Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooks Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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