Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 1RL
How much crime is recorded in SN3 1RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eldene & Dorcan
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
How safe is SN3 1RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 1RL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 1RLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other theft1.14.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.