Crime Rate in Waterfront, ward

Waterfront has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 2147th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Waterfront in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Waterfront’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Waterfront ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.