Postcode district · Swansea
Crime in SA3
How much crime is recorded in SA3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 29,561 (2024)
SA3Postcode district · Swansea
How safe is SA3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA3, 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
SA3National
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Shoplifting5.38.4
Public order4.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.