Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Prescelli Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 270th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prescelli Road (SA5 8AF) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescelli Road (SA5 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Emrys. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Emrys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Emrys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Emrys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Emrys Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Emrys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Emrys Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Graham Berry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescelli Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cadnant Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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