Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN2 5AB
How much crime is recorded in SN2 5AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penhill
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
SN2 5ABSwindon
How safe is SN2 5AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN2 5AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SN2 5ABNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary2.39.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Drugs0.12.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.