Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 5PY
How much crime is recorded in SN5 5PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roughmoor
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
How safe is SN5 5PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 5PY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5PYNational
Shoplifting22.18.4
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.