Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 145.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pentregethin Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 116th 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 Pentregethin Road (SA5 8AB) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentregethin Road (SA5 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Newydd (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pentregethin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhos Road
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gendros Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper King'S Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper King'S Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentregethin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenhill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescelli Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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