Postcode district · Swansea
Crime in SA7
How much crime is recorded in SA7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 26,267 (2024)
SA7Postcode district · Swansea
How safe is SA7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA7, 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
SA7National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Public order6.04.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.