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Crime in SA5 8DD

How much crime is recorded in SA5 8DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ravenhill
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,580 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA5 8DD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA5 8DD area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8DDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Shoplifting5.58.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary2.29.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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10
15
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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