Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA5 4BN
How much crime is recorded in SA5 4BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ravenhill
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
SA5 4BNSwansea
How safe is SA5 4BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA5 4BN 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
SA5 4BNNational
Shoplifting18.68.4
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Public order6.64.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.