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Crime in SA1

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

Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Population
72,074 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).

SA1National
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Shoplifting16.18.4
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Public order10.64.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs4.72.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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