Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 6EQ
How much crime is recorded in SN5 6EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Freshbrook North & Grange Park
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,364 (2024)
SN5 6EQSwindon
How safe is SN5 6EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 6EQ 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 6EQNational
Burglary9.39.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.