Crime Rate in Morriston, ward

Morriston has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 1888th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Morriston in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Swansea district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Morriston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 702 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 921 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Morriston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Morriston Hospital. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.