Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN4 7PL
How much crime is recorded in SN4 7PL, 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
- 1,103 (2024)
SN4 7PLSwindon
How safe is SN4 7PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN4 7PL 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
8.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 7PLNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary4.39.1
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.