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

Cherry Orchard North 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 Cherry Orchard North (SN2 8UH) 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 Cherry Orchard North (SN2 8UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheeler Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athena Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Orchard North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headlands Grove
Apr 2026Burglary Aspen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aspen Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athena Avenue

Data Sources

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