Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Turnpike Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blunsdon and Highworth , and the 140th 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 Turnpike Road (SN6 7AX) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 146.8% higher than the Blunsdon and Highworth average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turnpike Road (SN6 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Turnpike Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Turnpike Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Cullerns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vorda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Cullerns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vorda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vorda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vorda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vorda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vorda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vorda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vorda Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Knowlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Dormers Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Dormers Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westrop Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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