Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN2 1RX
How much crime is recorded in SN2 1RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorse Hill
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
How safe is SN2 1RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN2 1RX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SN2 1RXNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs2.82.4
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.64.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.