Postcode district · Swansea
Crime in SA6
How much crime is recorded in SA6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 46,841 (2024)
SA6Postcode district · Swansea
How safe is SA6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
SA6National
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Public order6.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary5.09.1
Shoplifting4.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.