Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitworth Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 350th lowest 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 Whitworth Road (SN25 3BL) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitworth Road (SN25 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Close (20 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 | Drugs | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atbara Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Walk South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Walk South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Tree Close | Under investigation |
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