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Postcode district · Swindon

Crime in SN1

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

Council
Swindon
Region
South West
Population
52,975 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).

SN1National
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Shoplifting9.88.4
Burglary9.39.1
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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