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Crime in SN2 2

How much crime is recorded in SN2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swindon
Region
South West
Population
21,553 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN2 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN2 2, 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).

SN2 2National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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