Postcode district · Swindon
Crime in SN3
How much crime is recorded in SN3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 70,557 (2024)
SN3Postcode district · Swindon
How safe is SN3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
SN3National
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary4.69.1
Shoplifting4.48.4
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.