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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SA18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SA18 recorded 185 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.57 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 49.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 20.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring66.93 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment185 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 20.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

185
trending_down -2.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

66.93per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

906

Within SA18 district

Swansea

33,231

Estimated population

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Live Points
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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Dynevor Road Map
total: 7 Drugs: 4 Burglary: 1
7
Heol Y Dyffryn Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
Caecoed Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Burglary: 1
6
Treforis Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Rhodfa Frank Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Burglary: 1
4
Stryd Y Parc Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Public order: 1
4
Church Lane Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 1
4
Old Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Stryd Y Cei Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
185 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
91
49.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
12.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
23
12.4%
Public Order
15
8.1%
Drug Offences
9
4.9%
Other Crime
6
3.2%
Burglary
6
3.2%
Other Theft
4
2.2%
Shoplifting
4
2.2%
Weapons Possession
2
1.1%
Vehicle Crime
2
1.1%

Crime Analysis: SA18

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SA18 (49.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.4%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (12.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SA18 has fallen sharply — by 20.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SA18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -20.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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