Total Crime Rate

96.1 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 96.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodford Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 225th highest crime rate of 785 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 Woodford Road (SA5 5PA) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Road (SA5 5PA), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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