Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Viking Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Llansamlet , and the 230th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viking Way (SA1 7DA) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Llansamlet average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viking Way (SA1 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Nantyffin North. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Viking Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nantyffin North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nantyffin North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nantyffin North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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