Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 4BT
How much crime is recorded in SN5 4BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydiard Millicent & Purton
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
SN5 4BTSwindon
How safe is SN5 4BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 4BT area, 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
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 4BTNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Burglary2.09.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.