Total Crime Rate
220.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olive Grove 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 Olive Grove (SN25 3DB) 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 Olive Grove (SN25 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doris Archer Court, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinetree Rise (50 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 | Public order | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wavell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montgomery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackthorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doris Archer Court | Under investigation |
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