Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 5DG
How much crime is recorded in SN3 5DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Covingham
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,271 (2024)
SN3 5DGSwindon
How safe is SN3 5DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 5DG 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 5DGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.