Swansea crime statistics
502 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 0.8% versus 2024 (506 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 100 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 5,044).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
17
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 12
Motor vehicle theft
12
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 12
Steal from motor vehicle
22
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 17
Malicious damage
27
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 37
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Swansea by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other offences | 152 | 103 | 132 |
| Theft | 128 | 182 | 148 |
| Assault | 54 | 54 | 59 |
| Against justice procedures | 53 | 47 | 48 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 43 | 44 | 40 |
| Malicious damage to property | 27 | 35 | 37 |
| Drug offences | 17 | 11 | 13 |
| Sexual offences | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| Disorderly conduct | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Liquor offences | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swansea at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
5,044
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$330/wk
2021
Household income
$1,037/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Swansea
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Wallace Street (220 sales)
- Pacific Highway (170 sales)
- Wood Street (167 sales)
- Lake Road (144 sales)
- Belmont Street (123 sales)
- Northcote Avenue (120 sales)
- Pelican Street (113 sales)
- Bowman Street (112 sales)
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Recorded criminal incidents for the whole suburb — raw counts (the approximate per-1,000-resident rate uses the 2021 Census population, which may lag actual growth), so larger suburbs naturally record more, and small-area counts fluctuate year to year. The latest year shown is the last complete calendar year. Context, not a verdict; we publish no suburb rankings. Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research open data (CC BY), data to Mar 2026. Figures may be revised by the source agency.