Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA5 9LR
How much crime is recorded in SA5 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cwmbwrla
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
SA5 9LRSwansea
How safe is SA5 9LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA5 9LR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9LRNational
Shoplifting26.88.4
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.