Postcode district · Swindon
Crime in SN38
How much crime is recorded in SN38, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 10,293 (2024)
SN38Postcode district · Swindon
How safe is SN38
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN38, 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).
SN38National
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Anti-social behaviour30.110.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary10.09.1
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs4.72.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.