Swansea Beach near Oystermouth Road was one area where an incident was reported.
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Beaches, cycle paths, car parks and playing fields are just some of the public places where 'lewd' acts have been reported in Swansea.
Police have recorded more than 30 incidents of outraging public decency, which can include various forms of "lewd, obscene or disgusting" behaviour in recent years.
Figures show that since April 2013, South Wales Police recorded 33 incidents of outraging public decency in the SA1, SA2, SA3, SA4 and SA5 postcode areas.
The offence can relate to less serious forms of indecent exposure or public sex acts such as dogging.
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Statistics released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that in the central SA1 area alone, 15 offences were recorded in the same period. Locations included the Maritime Quarter, Quay Parade, Swansea Beach off Oystermouth Road, High Street car park, Orchard Street, Bellvue Way and Carmarthen Road.
In the SA5 area, seven offences were recorded, with Mynyddbach fields, Maes y Felin, Fforestfach, Compass Street, Manselton and Clwyd Road and Eiddwen Road, both in Penlan, some of the locations.
Five incidents, including three at Singleton Park and one each at the Wales National Pool Car Park and at Gorse Lane, Brynmill, were reported in the SA3 area with four reported to police in SA4. These were recorded at Cecil Road in Gowerton, Llanerch Crescent in Gorseinon, on a cycle path in Dunvant and at Glynhir Road in Pontarddulais.
The fewest number of incidents were reported in the SA3 area with just two recorded by officers in Bracelet Bay car park and Cross Acre in West Cross.
A spokesman for South Wales Police said all recorded incidents are thoroughly investigated by officers.
Outraging public decency is a common law offence and carries a maximum punishment of six months in prison but is considered among prosecutors as vague.
Lawyers however are hoping to reform the law to make it more consistent and accessible by simplifying its language. The Law Commission has recommended making it a statutory offence and advised making a requirement that the defendant knew that he or she was or might be in a public place and that the act or display was of such a nature as to cause outrage to ordinary people.
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