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Crime in SA5 9

How much crime is recorded in SA5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Population
21,837 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA5 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA5 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Public order9.24.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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