Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA7 9NR
How much crime is recorded in SA7 9NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchgrove
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
SA7 9NRSwansea
How safe is SA7 9NR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA7 9NR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
SA7 9NRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.54.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Burglary0.69.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.