Postcode district · Swindon
Crime in SN4
How much crime is recorded in SN4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 35,966 (2024)
SN4Postcode district · Swindon
How safe is SN4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
SN4National
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.