Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA5 4EE
How much crime is recorded in SA5 4EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cockett
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
How safe is SA5 4EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA5 4EE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 4EENational
Shoplifting34.88.4
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.59.1
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.