Crime Rates at Grove Hill, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7JN

Grove Hill 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 Grove Hill (SN6 7JN) 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 Grove Hill (SN6 7JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quarry Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnpike Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.