Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mcritchie Place area has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 231st 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 Mcritchie Place (SA5 8ND) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mcritchie Place (SA5 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Y Cwmdu (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mcritchie Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Du Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol Y Cwmdu Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmarthen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mcritchie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper King'S Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Heol Y Cwmdu Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gendros Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gendros Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gendros Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper King'S Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gendros Avenue East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gendros Avenue East

Data Sources

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