Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 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 129.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Rhydycoed area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Llansamlet , and the 136th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rhydycoed (SA7 9PE) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhydycoed (SA7 9PE), the main crime hotspot is near Gelli Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rhydycoed 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 Cwrt Olwyn Ddwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Olwyn Ddwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cwrt Olwyn Ddwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emily Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gelli Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gelli Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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