Crime Rate in Llansamlet, ward

Llansamlet has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 3504th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Llansamlet in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Swansea district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Llansamlet’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 387 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 7.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -17.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 548 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Llansamlet ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Balaclava Road, with 52 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around B4291 (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.