Total Crime Rate

281.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 281.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Maesglas Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 40th 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 Maesglas Road (SA5 8BH) in the last 12 months was 281.6 per 1,000 residents and was 284.3% higher than the Cwmbwrla average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 175.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesglas Road (SA5 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brenig Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maesglas Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maesglas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torrington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Gendros Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Samuel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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