Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hillary Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillary Close (SN25 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillary Close (SN25 3AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillary Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Amberley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockdown Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oaksey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Circle
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Circle

Data Sources

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