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Crime in Swansea

1,380 crimes were recorded within a mile of the centre of Swansea between May 2026 to June 2026. South Wales Police logged an outcome for 619 of them.

92% of vehicle crime cases here ended with no suspect identified.

Month by month

May 2026June 2026

What was reported, and how it ended

The change compares the most recent six months with the six before them. Cases still under investigation are not counted in the rate.

CategoryRecordedChangeNo suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences481up 4%27%
Shoplifting202down 41%62%
Public order172up 7%49%
Anti-social behaviour158down 7%n/a
Criminal damage and arson75down 17%64%
Drugs72down 11%0%
Vehicle crime63down 46%92%
Other theft61down 35%81%
Burglary21too fewtoo few
Robbery19too fewtoo few
Other crime18too fewtoo few
Bicycle theft15too fewtoo few
Theft from the person12too fewtoo few
Possession of weapons11too fewtoo few

Where it happens

The source records a crime as being on or near a street rather than at an address, so that nobody can be identified from it. These are the streets that come up most often, over the whole 2 months.

Violence and sexual offences

  1. Nightclub57
  2. Parking Area52
  3. Mount Pleasant Drive15
  4. Welcome Lane11
  5. Griffith John Street10
  6. Princess Way9
  7. Prison9
  8. Green Dragon Lane8

Shoplifting

  1. Humphrey Street44
  2. Parking Area36
  3. West Way16
  4. Caer Street10
  5. Garden Street10
  6. Petrol Station10
  7. Willows Place8
  8. Albert Row7

Public order

  1. Parking Area25
  2. Nightclub11
  3. Mount Pleasant Drive7
  4. Gordon Thomas Close6
  5. Shopping Area6
  6. Clews Mews4
  7. Green Dragon Lane4
  8. New Cut Road4

Anti-social behaviour

  1. Parking Area32
  2. Nightclub14
  3. Heol Y Brenin6
  4. Green Dragon Lane5
  5. Quarry Street5
  6. Oystermouth Road4
  7. Princess Way4
  8. Picton Lane3

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