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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SA5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SA5 recorded 257 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.34 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 22.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring59.87 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment257 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 22.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

257
trending_down -13.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

59.87per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

935

Within SA5 district

Swansea

59,178

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Clos Calfaria Map
total: 21 Shoplifting: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 3
21
Clos Calon Lan Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 1
16
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 7 Public order: 1
8
Woodford Road Map
total: 7 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
7
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Heol Emrys Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Burglary: 1
6
Llwyn Bedw Map
total: 5 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Heol Awstin Map
total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Heol Cadifor Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1
5
Idwal Place Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
257 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
90
35.0%
Shoplifting
50
19.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
31
12.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
21
8.2%
Public Order
21
8.2%
Other Theft
10
3.9%
Other Crime
8
3.1%
Drug Offences
8
3.1%
Vehicle Crime
7
2.7%
Robbery
4
1.6%
Burglary
3
1.2%
Weapons Possession
3
1.2%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: SA5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SA5 (35.0%). Shoplifting (19.5%) and Anti-social Behaviour (12.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SA5 has fallen sharply — by 22.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SA5 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 -13.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -22.6%
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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