Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gelli Rhedyn area has the 25th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 783 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 Gelli Rhedyn (SA5 4BD) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gelli Rhedyn (SA5 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gelli Rhedyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gelli Deg —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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