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Crime in SA2 8

How much crime is recorded in SA2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Population
12,631 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA2 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).

SA2 8National
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary3.79.1
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% 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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