Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN2 7LW
How much crime is recorded in SN2 7LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Stratton
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
SN2 7LWSwindon
How safe is SN2 7LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN2 7LW 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 7LWNational
Shoplifting26.78.4
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Public order6.64.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Theft from the person1.02.1
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.