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Crime in SA3 3

How much crime is recorded in SA3 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Population
9,687 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA3 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA3 3, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).

SA3 3National
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order3.44.6
Burglary2.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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