Crime Rates at Orchid Close, Swindon, SN25 3ST

Orchid Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 238th 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 Orchid Close (SN25 3ST) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid Close (SN25 3ST), 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.