Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN4 8QZ
How much crime is recorded in SN4 8QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royal Wootton Bassett Town
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,932 (2024)
SN4 8QZSwindon
How safe is SN4 8QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN4 8QZ area, well 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8QZNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.74.6
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.