Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cheriton Crescent area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 236th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheriton Crescent (SA5 5LB) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Crescent (SA5 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Awstin. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Awstin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fermoy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol Awstin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Awstin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Awstin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cwm Cadle Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stembridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Calfin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Awstin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Rhidian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Rhidian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ozanam Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paviland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Rhidian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cenydd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cenydd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cathan Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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