Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middle Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 312th lowest 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 Middle Road (SA5 5DL) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Road (SA5 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Calfaria, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Awstin (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cantref Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heol Awstin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Awstin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clos Calfaria | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Calfin | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Awstin | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clos Calfaria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clos Calfaria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Awstin | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Awstin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Calfaria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calfaria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Dynys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Y Brain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Calfaria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Calfaria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clos Calfaria | Under investigation |
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