Postcode sector · Swindon
Crime in SN5 0
How much crime is recorded in SN5 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 2,873 (2024)
SN5 0Postcode sector · Swindon
How safe is SN5 0
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN5 0, 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
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
SN5 0National
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.