Crime Rate in Morriston, ward

Morriston has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 1512th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Morriston in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Morriston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 755 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,028 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Morriston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Morriston Hospital. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.