Crime Rate in Penhill and Upper Stratton, ward

Penhill and Upper Stratton has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Swindon district and the 2386th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 156th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penhill and Upper Stratton in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Swindon district average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penhill and Upper Stratton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 498 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 164.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 609 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penhill and Upper Stratton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 171 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sanders Close (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.