Crime Rate in Cwmbwrla, ward

Cwmbwrla has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 3157th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cwmbwrla in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cwmbwrla’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cwmbwrla ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.