Total Crime Rate

301.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 301.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kingsway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 37th 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 Kingsway (SA5 4DL) in the last 12 months was 301.0 per 1,000 residents and was 169.4% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 343.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (SA5 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Llwyn Bedw. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Llwyn Bedw Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Llwyn Bedw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Llwyn Bedw Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Bedw Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Bedw Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Eithin Under investigation
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Data Sources

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