Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 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 104.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Chemical Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Clydach , and the 187th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chemical Road (SA6 6JF) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chemical Road (SA6 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Dyfan. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chemical Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Yr Eithen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwernen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwernen Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Llys Gwernen Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Maes-Y-Gelynen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Maes-Y-Gelynen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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