Swindon

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Swindon.

Population: 222,881
People in Employment: 114,035 (76.0%)
People Inactive: 30,120 (20.1%)
People Unemployed: 5,925 (3.9%)
Number Of Jobs: 89k
Median Salary: £28,164
Mean Salary: £34,161

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Swindon. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Swindon for 2024

Swindons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,967 crimes and in 2022 there were 8,023 crimes. Which is an decrease of 56 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	8,045	1,089	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	5,155	816	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,851	285	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,889	264	Getting Better
Public order	1,775	262	Getting Better
Other theft	1,135	135	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	963	89	Getting Better
Burglary	587	76	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	430	71	Getting Better
Drugs	532	59	Getting Better
Other crime	387	57	Getting Better
Robbery	194	32	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	191	29	Getting Better
Theft from the person	135	26	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Swindon

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Central has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Swindon, with 7947 crimes and 611 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Chiseldon and Lawn has 326 crimes and 43 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Central	333	23
Eastcott	264	21
Rodbourne Cheney	261	22
Walcot and Park North	255	19
Penhill and Upper Stratton	239	20
St Margaret and South Marston	215	19
Liden, Eldene and Park South	203	18
Lydiard and Freshbrook	187	18
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst	184	14
Mannington and Western	173	16
Old Town	144	13
Priory Vale	109	9
Blunsdon and Highworth	100	7
St Andrews	82	19
Covingham and Dorcan	78	8
Ridgeway	69	21
Wroughton and Wichelstowe	65	8
Shaw	55	5
Chiseldon and Lawn	50	7
Haydon Wick	49	4

Crime map for Swindon

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Swindon

The average property price in Swindon is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Swindon is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Swindon could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£491,595.31	£306,084.78	£239,446.05	£161,923.98
2022	£456,899.30	£286,427.36	£225,754.98	£151,967.11
2021	£404,887.95	£254,382.80	£202,231.30	£141,401.97
2020	£376,286.60	£238,876.14	£189,391.87	£137,003.76
2019	£369,321.21	£234,459.01	£185,921.82	£138,113.06
2018	£372,695.33	£236,258.84	£188,047.69	£141,673.18
2017	£357,715.38	£226,064.63	£180,651.21	£139,207.45
2016	£339,006.08	£214,925.17	£172,853.70	£131,193.40
2015	£301,482.40	£191,478.14	£154,660.22	£117,316.92
2014	£274,383.58	£174,528.36	£141,668.66	£107,671.50
2013	£257,733.50	£163,179.44	£132,669.41	£101,274.71
2012	£248,313.22	£157,170.90	£128,066.72	£99,015.34
2011	£248,183.31	£155,613.26	£126,396.63	£99,665.21
2010	£250,963.23	£158,879.75	£129,762.36	£101,962.93

Property prices over time for Swindon

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Swindon

The median salary in Swindon is £28,164 and the mean salary in Swindon is £34,161.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 89k
Median Salary: £28,164
Annual Percentage Change: 3.4%
Mean Salary: £34,161

Salary comparison between Swindon and South West

See how Swindon compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Swindon ranks 5 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham	41k	£34,961	14.8%	£38,610	11.2%
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA	113k	£28,830	10.8%	£31,817	8.6%
Wiltshire UA	177k	£28,033	12.8%	£32,009	5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA	71k	£27,614	14.1%	£35,345	19.5%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	131k	£26,714	9.8%	£31,862	10.7%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
Mid Devon	29k	£25,048	0.0%	£27,831	0.0%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Plymouth UA	91k	£23,433	6.2%	£25,656	8.1%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%