Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitland Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 259th 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 Whitland Close (SA5 7JS) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitland Close (SA5 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Newydd. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderbrook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty'R Felin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cenydd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paviland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ozanam Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briar'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderbrook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitland Close —
Apr 2026Public order Whitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fermoy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Rhidian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Rhidian Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Rhidian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty'R Felin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weobley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cenydd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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