Crime Rates at Bright Street, Swindon, SN2 8BU

Bright Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 210th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bright Street (SN2 8BU) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bright Street (SN2 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colbourne Street, where police recorded 60 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.