Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN1 7BD
How much crime is recorded in SN1 7BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lawn & East Wichel
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,020 (2024)
SN1 7BDSwindon
How safe is SN1 7BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN1 7BD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
SN1 7BDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.