Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 2GN
How much crime is recorded in SN3 2GN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walcot East
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,406 (2024)
SN3 2GNSwindon
How safe is SN3 2GN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 2GN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
139
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 2GNNational
Violence and sexual offences50.423.6
Anti-social behaviour48.110.7
Public order9.84.6
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft6.14.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs1.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.