Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA6 5DB
How much crime is recorded in SA6 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clydach & Mawr
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
SA6 5DBSwansea
How safe is SA6 5DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA6 5DB 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
SA6 5DBNational
Violence and sexual offences39.623.6
Public order11.04.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% 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.