Total Crime Rate

220.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 220.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Whitworth Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 59th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitworth Road (SN25 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 167.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitworth Road (SN25 3BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pinetree Rise. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinetree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cypress Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atbara Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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