Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 44.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Barcud area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Llansamlet , and the 339th lowest 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 Heol Barcud (SA7 9NL) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 9 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 ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Barcud (SA7 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near B4291. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Barcud area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Llyffant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt-Y-Fedw Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwenci Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd-Y-Mynydd —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Carreg Bica Under investigation
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Data Sources

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