Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 8RT
How much crime is recorded in SN5 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Freshbrook South & Toothill
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,297 (2024)
SN5 8RTSwindon
How safe is SN5 8RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 8RT 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.74.5
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.