Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN3 6DW
How much crime is recorded in SN3 6DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eldene & Dorcan
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
SN3 6DWSwindon
How safe is SN3 6DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN3 6DW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 6DWNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.