Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Clare Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clare Street (SA5 9JY) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Cwmbwrla average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Street (SA5 9JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pleasant Row, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mysydd Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pegler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mysydd Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mysydd Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siloh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Siloh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Siloh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Siloh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siloh Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Verig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compass Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zouch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zouch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Major Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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