Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 4ER
How much crime is recorded in SN3 4ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,177 (2024)
SN3 4ERSwindon
How safe is SN3 4ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 4ER 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4ERNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary12.59.1
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.