Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN5 8WF
How much crime is recorded in SN5 8WF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingshill & Okus
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
How safe is SN5 8WF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN5 8WF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 8WFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Public order4.14.6
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.