Total Crime Rate

363.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.4 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 363.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.6 8/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • 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

Benson Way area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Llansamlet , and the 27th 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 Benson Way (SA6 8RD) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 449.1% higher than the Llansamlet average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 139.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Way (SA6 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Llyn Cwm, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferryboat Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferryboat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferryboat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mona Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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