Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 7YF
How much crime is recorded in SN5 7YF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlea & Shaw
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
SN5 7YFSwindon
How safe is SN5 7YF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 7YF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 7YFNational
Shoplifting21.88.4
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Burglary2.99.1
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.