Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Glenside Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glenside Road (SA5 5HH) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenside Road (SA5 5HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pwll-Yr-Hwyaid, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodford Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glenside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Westdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pwll-Yr-Hwyaid Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Place —
Apr 2026Public order Falcon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pwll-Yr-Hwyaid Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Robin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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