Crime Rates at Penhill Drive, Swindon, SN2 5DT

Penhill Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 174th highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penhill Drive (SN2 5DT) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhill Drive (SN2 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durrington Walk, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alton Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.