Total Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beck Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 93rd 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 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% 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 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atbara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Broadway | Under investigation |
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