Total Crime Rate
92.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pearce Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 200th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pearce Close (SN2 7SW) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearce Close (SN2 7SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pearce Close (5 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 | Elmswood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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