Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whiteford Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 265th highest crime rate of 785 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 Whiteford Road (SA5 5JX) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Cockett average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteford Road (SA5 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Rhidian Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheriton Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitland Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar'S Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paviland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paviland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paviland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paviland Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Cwrt Trefor Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rhidian Road —
Sep 2025Public order Whiteford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheriton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colliers Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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