Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 120.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elgin Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 146th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Drive (SN2 8DN) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Drive (SN2 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Copse Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganton Way —
Apr 2026Public order Farriers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elgin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gipsy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Copse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farriers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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