Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rhydycoed area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Llansamlet , and the 156th highest crime rate of 785 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 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% higher than the Llansamlet average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhydycoed (SA7 9PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glanbran Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trewen Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rhydycoed area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cwrt Olwyn Ddwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Camlan Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Cledwyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Cledwyn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trewen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gelli Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelli Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glanbran Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glanbran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Cledwyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dan-Y-Coed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Dulais Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Cledwyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhyd-Y-Coed —
Sep 2025Public order Cwrt Olwyn Ddwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Olwyn Ddwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Fields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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