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Crime in SN3 6

How much crime is recorded in SN3 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swindon
Region
South West
Population
12,268 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SN3 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN3 6, 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting3.88.4
Public order3.64.6
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.

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