Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chemical Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Clydach , and the 136th highest crime rate of 785 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 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% higher than the Clydach average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chemical Road (SA6 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Dyfan. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gem Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Walk —
Sep 2025Other theft Maes Collen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Dyfan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Dyfan Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Dyfan Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Yr Eithen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Yr Eithen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
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Data Sources

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