Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN4 4SD
How much crime is recorded in SN4 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,814 (2024)
SN4 4SDSwindon
How safe is SN4 4SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN4 4SD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
SN4 4SDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Public order0.44.6
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.