Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA4 8SD
How much crime is recorded in SA4 8SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontarddulais
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,318 (2024)
How safe is SA4 8SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA4 8SD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8SDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.44.6
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.