Postcode · Swindon
Crime in SN6 8LQ
How much crime is recorded in SN6 8LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,604 (2024)
SN6 8LQSwindon
How safe is SN6 8LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SN6 8LQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8LQNational
Burglary17.19.1
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft1.34.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.