Total Crime Rate

141.5 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 141.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prescelli Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 127th highest crime rate of 785 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 Prescelli Road (SA5 8AE) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescelli Road (SA5 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Emrys. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prescelli Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Emrys Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Penrhos Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentregethin Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescelli Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper King'S Head Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Emrys —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescelli Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescelli Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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