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Crime in SA1 3

How much crime is recorded in SA1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Population
11,718 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA1 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 88.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA1 3, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
88.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
232
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).

SA1 3National
Violence and sexual offences74.423.6
Shoplifting40.58.4
Anti-social behaviour31.110.7
Public order24.34.6
Burglary14.59.1
Drugs14.52.4
Other theft12.14.5
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other crime3.41.5
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Robbery3.01.4
Theft from the person2.82.1
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

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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