Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lon Heddwch area has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Clydach , and the 306th highest 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 Lon Heddwch (SA6 5RB) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 10 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 ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lon Heddwch (SA6 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhyddwen Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lon Heddwch (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Heddwch | Under investigation |
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