Total Crime Rate
94.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mewslade Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 215th 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 Mewslade Avenue (SA5 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mewslade Avenue (SA5 5QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cwm Cadle, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ozanam Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cwm Cadle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lark Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ty'R Felin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ty'R Felin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portmead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briar'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Robin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mewslade Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knelston Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broughton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderbrook Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stembridge Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderbrook Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pwll-Yr-Hwyaid | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pwll-Yr-Hwyaid | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Paviland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ozanam Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rhidian Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rhidian Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weobley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fermoy Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Rhidian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Falcon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cathan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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