Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 8HS
How much crime is recorded in SN5 8HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Freshbrook South & Toothill
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
SN5 8HSSwindon
How safe is SN5 8HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 8HS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 8HSNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Burglary1.49.1
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.