Total Crime Rate

226.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 226.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Llangorse Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Llangorse Road (SA5 7EL) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 129.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llangorse Road (SA5 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Frank. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Llangorse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morlais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Idwal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eiddwen Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penmynydd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clwyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Frank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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