Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moray Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 151st lowest 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 Moray Road (SN2 8XA) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moray Road (SN2 8XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Athena Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gorse Hill and Pinehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Athena Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athena Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Millbuck Close | Under investigation |
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