The overall crime rate in Swansea city is 116.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 6.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 117% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 59.5% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Shoplifting crime" rate is at 180% of national crime rate which puts Swansea on 25. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 11.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 2.3k cases and has increased by 59.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of July 2023 - June 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 34.6% | 35. lowest | 117% | 6.7k | 6.6% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 14.0% | 52. lowest | 107% | 2.7k | -9.3% |
Shoplifting crime | 11.7% | 25. highest | 180% | 2.3k | 59.5% |
Public order crime | 11.2% | 21. highest | 179% | 2.2k | 11.0% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.1% | 48. lowest | 124% | 1.6k | -4.2% |
Other theft crime | 6.3% | 32. lowest | 97% | 1.2k | 9.0% |
Vehicle crime | 4.3% | 33. lowest | 82% | 830 | -6.6% |
Burglary crime | 2.7% | 18. lowest | 75% | 525 | 2.9% |
Drugs crime | 2.5% | 43. lowest | 108% | 485 | -6.2% |
Other crime | 1.5% | 28. lowest | 93% | 292 | 6.2% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.3% | 43. highest | 141% | 244 | -5.8% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.9% | 38. highest | 53% | 181 | 9.0% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 23. lowest | 101% | 154 | 14.9% |
Robbery crime | 0.4% | 4. lowest | 34% | 69 | -6.8% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Swansea city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Swansea city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 16.3 | 15.2 |
Bicycle theft | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.1 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 9.4 | 7.6 |
Drugs | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 7.4 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Public order | 13.0 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 13.6 | 7.5 |
Theft from the person | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Vehicle crime | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 40.3 | 34.5 |