City
Crime in Swansea
How much crime is recorded in Swansea, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 178,688 (2024)
SwanseaCity
How safe is Swansea
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in Swansea, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.6
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).
SwanseaNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Shoplifting9.88.4
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.