Crime in Loughor
Recorded crime in Loughor is 0.6 times the Swansea average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 8%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Loughor (Casllwchwr): about 10,065 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.7/10Good
- 5-year change
- +8%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the Swansea average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Loughor.
Crime over 5 years
Up 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Loughor, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the Swansea average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 75% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 75% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 10 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Swansea (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Swansea council area, not only Loughor. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 419 | 1.7 | Down 12% |
| Cars broken into | 273 | 1.1 | Down 29% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,425 | 5.7 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 223 | 0.89 | Up 4% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SA4
In SA4, the postcode district at the centre of Loughor, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,042 | 8% | 2% | 68% | 12% | 9% |
| Public order | 283 | 4% | 2% | 65% | 24% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 225 | 5% | 4% | 22% | 67% | 3% |
| Other theft | 129 | 0% | 1% | 35% | 58% | 6% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 98 | 11% | 0% | 14% | 71% | 3% |
| Drugs | 95 | 23% | 14% | 20% | 40% | 3% |
| Other crime | 94 | 11% | 2% | 59% | 22% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 74 | 11% | 1% | 16% | 72% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 1.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 19.2 |
| Drugs | 1.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.2 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 2.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.1 |
| Public order | 5.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 0.4 |
Postcode districts in Loughor
Nearby towns
Council: Swansea
Questions about crime in Loughor
- Is Loughor a safe place to live?
- Loughor scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the Swansea average.
- Is crime going up or down in Loughor?
- Up 8% over 5 years, from 358 recorded crimes a year to 388.
- What is the most common crime in Loughor?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 19 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Loughor compare with Swansea?
- Crime severity in Loughor is 0.6 times the Swansea average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Loughor?
- In SA4, the postcode district at the centre of Loughor, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 30% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Loughor?
- In Swansea, the council area Loughor is in, the police recorded 419 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.7 per 1,000 residents, down 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Loughor?
- 1,425 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Swansea, the council area Loughor is in, 5.7 per 1,000 residents, 1.2 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Loughor last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Swansea, the council area Loughor is in, against 6 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.