Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 8NL
How much crime is recorded in SN5 8NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Freshbrook South & Toothill
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,357 (2024)
SN5 8NLSwindon
How safe is SN5 8NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 8NL 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
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 8NLNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary4.29.1
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.