Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA5 5PR
How much crime is recorded in SA5 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penderry
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,462 (2024)
SA5 5PRSwansea
How safe is SA5 5PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA5 5PR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences38.123.6
Shoplifting13.88.4
Public order10.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime3.51.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.