Swindon
TownTown in Swindon, South West.
Swindon is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Swindon add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.
Radon Affected Area by town
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 11% of people in Swindon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Swindon compares
Each dot is a town. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Swindon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swindon at a rate of 87.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,499 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swindon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6,325), anti-social behaviour (3,429) and other crime (2,835).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Swindon was 86.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in Swindon, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Swindon has no single figure. Of its 109 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 19 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 19 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in Swindon
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon 003A | 1,529 | 108.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 003B | 1,766 | 99.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 003C | 1,696 | 76.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 003D | 1,867 | 134.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 004A | 1,444 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| Swindon 004B | 1,200 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| Swindon 004C | 1,413 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 004D | 1,269 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 004E | 1,369 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 006A | 1,503 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 006B | 2,162 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Swindon 006C | 1,619 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| Swindon 006D | 2,102 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 007A | 1,499 | 116.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 007B | 1,609 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 007C | 1,741 | 68.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 007D | 1,714 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 008E | 1,590 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 008F | 1,511 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.4% |
| Swindon 008G | 1,612 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| Swindon 010A | 1,518 | 76.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 010B | 1,768 | 57.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 010C | 2,150 | 124.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 010D | 1,857 | 94.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Swindon 011A | 1,498 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| Swindon 011B | 1,490 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 011C | 1,470 | 62.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.5% |
| Swindon 011D | 1,559 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 012B | 2,137 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| Swindon 012C | 1,660 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 012D | 1,630 | 95.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| Swindon 012E | 2,169 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 012F | 1,712 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 012G | 1,583 | 129.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Swindon 013B | 1,230 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 013C | 1,355 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| Swindon 013D | 1,415 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 013E | 1,386 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 013F | 1,383 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 014A | 1,588 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Swindon 014B | 1,526 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 014C | 1,622 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 014D | 1,698 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.5% |
| Swindon 015A | 2,472 | 159.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 015C | 1,725 | 129.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 015D | 3,155 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 015E | 1,737 | 437.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| Swindon 015F | 1,576 | 273.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| Swindon 016A | 1,945 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| Swindon 016B | 1,385 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 016C | 2,293 | 188.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| Swindon 016D | 1,388 | 117.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 017A | 2,331 | 149.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Swindon 017B | 2,228 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Swindon 017C | 1,628 | 85.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.1% |
| Swindon 017D | 1,593 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 018A | 1,410 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 018B | 1,472 | 104.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 018C | 1,291 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 018D | 1,490 | 95.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 019A | 2,177 | 316.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Swindon 019C | 1,872 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| Swindon 019D | 1,608 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Swindon 019E | 1,839 | 491.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.2% |
| Swindon 019F | 1,232 | 168.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.5% |
| Swindon 020A | 1,800 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 020B | 1,662 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 020C | 1,858 | 136.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 020D | 1,814 | 119.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| Swindon 020E | 1,415 | 148.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 021A | 1,566 | 82.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| Swindon 021B | 1,716 | 65.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 021D | 1,653 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.6% |
| Swindon 021E | 1,540 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 74.6% |
| Swindon 021F | 2,097 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| Swindon 022A | 1,329 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Swindon 022B | 1,557 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 022C | 1,311 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Swindon 022D | 1,520 | 154.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Swindon 022E | 1,480 | 156.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 022F | 1,541 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 023A | 1,483 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 023B | 1,462 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 023C | 1,433 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 023D | 1,264 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 023E | 1,417 | 132.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| Swindon 023F | 1,402 | 57.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 024A | 1,487 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.3% |
| Swindon 024B | 2,167 | 220.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.6% |
| Swindon 024C | 2,089 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.2% |
| Swindon 024E | 1,632 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| Swindon 024F | 1,983 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| Swindon 025G | 2,218 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| Swindon 026A | 1,571 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 026B | 1,768 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 026C | 1,602 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| Swindon 026D | 1,526 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Swindon 026E | 1,379 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.1% |
| Swindon 026F | 2,062 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| Swindon 027A | 1,253 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 027B | 1,432 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 027C | 1,876 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.6% |
| Swindon 027D | 1,587 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 027E | 2,421 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% |
| Swindon 028C | 1,648 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 028D | 1,488 | 18.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Swindon 028E | 1,388 | 157.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Swindon 028F | 1,819 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Wiltshire 003F | 2,271 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
Your MP
- Heidi AlexanderLabourMP for Swindon South
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Council1
Postcode districts covering Swindon5
Middle areas in Swindon22
- Abbey Park
- Central East & Walcot West
- Central North
- Central South & Eastcott
- Covingham
- Eldene & Dorcan
- Freshbrook North & Grange Park
- Freshbrook South & Toothill
- Gorse Hill
- Groundwell & Abbey Meads
- Haydon Wick
- Kingshill & Okus
- Lawn & East Wichel
- Moredon
- Mouldon Hill & Oakhurst
- Park North & Park South
- Penhill
- Pinehurst
- Rodbourne & Cheney Manor
- Roughmoor
- Walcot East
- Westlea & Shaw
Towns near Swindon6
Swindon in brief
Swindon is a town in Swindon, South West.
About 191,327 people lived in Swindon in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £265,000 in 2025 across 2,558 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Swindon was £265,000 in 2025.
Swindon had 183,687 usual residents at the census.
About 11% of people in Swindon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Swindon, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.