Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cwm Clyd area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 106th 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 Cwm Clyd (SA5 4TR) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwm Clyd (SA5 4TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clas-Y-Bedw, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clas-Yr-Onnen (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cwm Clyd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clas-Y-Deri Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ystrad Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cil-Y-Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clas-Y-Bedw Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ystrad Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cwmbach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwmbach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cil-Y-Coed Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cwm Clyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cwm Clyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Clyd Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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