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Crime in SN1 5

How much crime is recorded in SN1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swindon
Region
South West
Population
15,604 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN1 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
54.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SN1 5National
Violence and sexual offences42.623.6
Anti-social behaviour37.410.7
Shoplifting15.78.4
Burglary13.79.1
Public order12.14.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Other theft6.14.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Drugs5.22.4
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Theft from the person1.92.1
Robbery1.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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