Total Crime Rate

244.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 244.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Public order 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Clydach , and the 47th highest crime rate of 783 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 High Street (SA6 5LF) in the last 12 months was 244.3 per 1,000 residents and was 248.0% higher than the Clydach average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA6 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Gwalia Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Y Graig Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Coedwr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Coedwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Eithrim Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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