Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Argyle Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 208th 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 Argyle Street (SN2 8BE) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (SN2 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mervyn Webb Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mervyn Webb Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athena Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avening Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mervyn Webb Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carpenters Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athena Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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