Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fox Grove area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 300th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Grove (SA5 4NY) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Grove (SA5 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Ystrad Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cil-Y-Coed | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cil-Y-Coed | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ystrad Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ystrad Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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