Total Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clare Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 783 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 9PG) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clare Street (SA5 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pleasant Row, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walters Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pleasant Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penfilia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pennard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Arthur Morris | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Millwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pleasant Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monterey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Monterey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frederick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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