Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 5LL
How much crime is recorded in SN3 5LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Covingham
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,319 (2024)
SN3 5LLSwindon
How safe is SN3 5LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 5LL 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5LLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.24.6
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft1.64.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 100% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.