Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 3PW
How much crime is recorded in SN3 3PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Covingham
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
SN3 3PWSwindon
How safe is SN3 3PW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 3PW area, 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3PWNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Burglary1.99.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.61.4
Other theft0.54.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Public order0.34.6
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.