Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bryn Melyn Street area has the 61st highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 196th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bryn Melyn Street (SA1 2DB) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Melyn Street (SA1 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Griffith John Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bryn Melyn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainwaring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mainwaring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Griffith John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Griffith John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
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Data Sources

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