Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 114.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Pembroke Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 167th 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 Pembroke Street (SA5 8PU) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% higher than the Cwmbwrla average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembroke Street (SA5 8PU), the main crime hotspot is near Clos John Charles. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pembroke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brondeg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mayfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clwyd Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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