Crime Rate in Fairwood, ward

Fairwood has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 416th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Fairwood in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fairwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fairwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 12 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Maes-Y-Celyn (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.