Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA4 8HY
How much crime is recorded in SA4 8HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontarddulais
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,095 (2024)
SA4 8HYSwansea
How safe is SA4 8HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA4 8HY area, 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
16.6
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).
SA4 8HYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Public order5.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.29.1
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.