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West Glamorgan is the 28th most dangerous county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in West Glamorgan in 2021 was 72 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 32 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of West Glamorgan's larger towns and cities, Swansea is the most dangerous. There are safer parts of West Glamorgan, starting with Swansea which ranks as the safest area in West Glamorgan.
Incidents mapped in West Glamorgan represent the time frame between July 2019 and June 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
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Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 10,503 | 26.91 |
| Bicycle Theft | 224 | 0.57 |
| Burglary | 1,115 | 2.86 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 3,180 | 8.15 |
| Drugs | 1,292 | 3.31 |
| Other Crime | 544 | 1.39 |
| Other Theft | 1,929 | 4.94 |
| Possession of Weapons | 191 | 0.49 |
| Public Order | 4,110 | 10.53 |
| Robbery | 146 | 0.37 |
| Shoplifting | 1,364 | 3.49 |
| Theft From the Person | 182 | 0.47 |
| Vehicle Crime | 1,451 | 3.72 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 12,320 | 31.56 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from West Glamorgan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchgrove | 352 | 44 | 65% safer |
| Blaenhonddan | 425 | 35 | 103% safer |
| Bonymaen | 457 | 61 | 18% safer |
| Castle | 4,285 | 239 | 70% more dangerous |
| Clydach | 361 | 47 | 53% safer |
| Cockett | 1,134 | 82 | 12% more dangerous |
| Coedffranc | 633 | 58 | 24% safer |
| Gorseinon | 667 | 70 | 2.1% safer |
| Llwchwr | 309 | 32 | 122% safer |
| Morriston | 1,294 | 79 | 9% more dangerous |
| Mumbles | 668 | 40 | 78% safer |
| Mynyddbach | 794 | 87 | 18% more dangerous |
| Neath | 2,034 | 105 | 32% more dangerous |
| Penderry | 1,471 | 113 | 36% more dangerous |
| Sketty | 735 | 51 | 42% safer |
| St. Thomas | 595 | 72 | 0.13% more dangerous |
| Swansea | 15,216 | 82 | 12% more dangerous |
| Uplands | 1,148 | 73 | 1.3% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 21 | 19 | 33 | 27 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 0.87 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.57 | Safer |
| Burglary | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safer |
| Drugs | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4.9 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.49 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.37 | Getting worse |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.77 | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.47 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 5 | 6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | Getting worse |
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