Postcode sector · Swindon
Crime in SN38 5
How much crime is recorded in SN38 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 4,796 (2024)
SN38 5Postcode sector · Swindon
How safe is SN38 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN38 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
SN38 5National
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Anti-social behaviour27.910.7
Shoplifting9.88.4
Public order8.44.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Bicycle theft4.91.0
Drugs3.92.4
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.