Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 261st highest 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 Argyle Street (SN2 8BP) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (SN2 8BP), the main crime hotspot is near Tydeman Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athena Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avening Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athena Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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