Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 3NE
How much crime is recorded in SN5 3NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydiard Millicent & Purton
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,391 (2024)
SN5 3NESwindon
How safe is SN5 3NE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 3NE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 3NENational
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.54.6
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.