Postcode district · Swindon
Crime in SN25
How much crime is recorded in SN25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 65,964 (2024)
How safe is SN25
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN25, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
SN25National
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order3.64.6
Burglary2.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
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.