Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN6 7QA
How much crime is recorded in SN6 7QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highworth
- Council
- Swindon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
SN6 7QASwindon
How safe is SN6 7QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN6 7QA 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7QANational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary4.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.