Crime Rates at Penhill Drive, Swindon, SN2 5HN

Penhill Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 91st highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penhill Drive (SN2 5HN) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher than the Gorse Hill and Pinehurst average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhill Drive (SN2 5HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durrington Walk, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alton Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.