Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN6 6BW
How much crime is recorded in SN6 6BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cricklade & Ashton Keynes
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,054 (2024)
SN6 6BWSwindon
How safe is SN6 6BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN6 6BW 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
SN6 6BWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 79% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.