Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA6 8RB
How much crime is recorded in SA6 8RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llansamlet
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,326 (2024)
SA6 8RBSwansea
How safe is SA6 8RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA6 8RB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8RBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary9.29.1
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.