Postcode sector · Swindon
Crime in SN5 3
How much crime is recorded in SN5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 5,706 (2024)
SN5 3Postcode sector · Swindon
How safe is SN5 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SN5 3, 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
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary1.69.1
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.