Total Crime Rate
220.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beck Close 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 Beck Close (SN25 3ZE) 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 Beck Close (SN25 3ZE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Broadway, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tamar Close (5 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 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atbara Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Broadway | Under investigation |
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