Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 5EQ
How much crime is recorded in SN5 5EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlea & Shaw
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
SN5 5EQSwindon
How safe is SN5 5EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 5EQ 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
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 5EQNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.54.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Burglary0.29.1
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.