Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 27th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penhill Drive (SN2 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhill Drive (SN2 5HQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Penhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Enford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potterdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Enford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldbourne Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durrington Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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