Crime Rate in Cockett, ward

Cockett has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 1323rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cockett in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cockett’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 391 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -39.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 530 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cockett ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 218 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Geiriol Gardens (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.