Total Crime Rate

185.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 185.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penhill Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 72nd 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 Penhill Drive (SN2 5BW) in the last 12 months was 185.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhill Drive (SN2 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Way, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pewsham Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penhill Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Stockton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pewsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pewsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricklade Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penhill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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