Total Crime Rate

182.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

This area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 80th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SA5 7HN) in the last 12 months was 182.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SA5 7HN, the main crime hotspot is near St Clears Place. Police recorded 41 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 SA5 7HN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clears Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Penar Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Clears Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Ddu —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Penry Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Roger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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