Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 5DY
How much crime is recorded in SN5 5DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydiard Millicent & Purton
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,388 (2024)
SN5 5DYSwindon
How safe is SN5 5DY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 5DY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5DYNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 159% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.