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Postcode area · Swansea

Crime in SA

How much crime is recorded in SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
762,043 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SANational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Shoplifting6.58.4
Public order6.14.6
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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