Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 4.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cricklade Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cricklade Road (SN2 8AT) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklade Road (SN2 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near St Paul'S Street. Police recorded 41 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 Cricklade Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Avening Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Paul'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carpenters Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilcox Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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