Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Heol Bedwas area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Llansamlet , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Bedwas (SA7 9LF) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Bedwas (SA7 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Cledwyn, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emily Fields (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Bedwas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Trewen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emily Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Bedwas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Gwesyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Gwesyn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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