Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN2 8AR
How much crime is recorded in SN2 8AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorse Hill
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
SN2 8ARSwindon
How safe is SN2 8AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN2 8AR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8ARNational
Burglary17.69.1
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.14.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.