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Overview of Swindon crime rate

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Swindon’s safety landscape presents a nuanced picture, marked by a high crime rating. Positioned 6th among 25 neighboring areas in terms of crime rates, the town witnessed 21,378 criminal incidents over the past year. With a population of 233,410, this translates to a crime rate of 91.59 incidents per 1,000 residents, slightly declining by 0.47% from the previous year.

The predominant categories of crime in Swindon include Violence and sexual offences (34.1%), Anti-social behaviour (20.1%), and Shoplifting (9.8%), while the less frequent types encompass weapon possession (1.0%), robbery (0.8%), and personal theft (0.8%).

An exploration of Swindon’s 20 wards reveals a disparity in crime rates, from the highest in Central (Swindon) (225.0), Eastcott (168.0), and Walcot and Park North (119.9), to the lowest in Shaw (Swindon) (45.3), Priory Vale (45.3), and Haydon Wick (43.8).

Additionally, among the postcode districts within or overlapping Swindon, SN1 (179.4), SN3 (89.7), and SN26 (82.6) experience the highest crime rates, whereas SN4 (63.6), SN8 (54.4), and SN6 (45.8) are deemed the safest.

In Swindon, there has been a notable increase in Shoplifting by 3.07% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 1.91% in 2021 and 3.18% in 2022. Conversely, there were significant drops in crime rates including a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 5.05% in 2020, 3.73% in 2022, and 2.23% in 2023, a reduction in Burglary by 2.14% in 2020, a decrease in Other theft by 1.86% in 2020, and a reduction in Shoplifting by 4.52% in 2020.

Swindon crime incidents by crime type

A total of 21378 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 7281 (34.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 4300 (20.1)%
Shoplifting – 2103 (9.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1698 (7.9)%
Public order – 1692 (7.9)%
Other theft – 1063 (5.0)%
Vehicle crime – 934 (4.4)%
Burglary – 510 (2.4)%
Drugs – 502 (2.3)%
Bicycle theft – 367 (1.7)%
Other crime – 360 (1.7)%
Possession of weapons – 209 (1.0)%
Robbery – 179 (0.8)%
Theft from the person – 180 (0.8)%

How does Swindon compare against nearby areas ?

Swindon ranks 6th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Swindon is compared against

Crime rates in Swindon wards

There are 20 wards within Swindon. Central (Swindon), Eastcott, Walcot and Park North has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.