Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 1AE
How much crime is recorded in SN3 1AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central East & Walcot West
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
SN3 1AESwindon
How safe is SN3 1AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 1AE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
SN3 1AENational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Public order5.94.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.81.5
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.