Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morfa Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morfa Road (SA1 2EN) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morfa Road (SA1 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near New Cut Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morfa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Elmo Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maliphant Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morfa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Cut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hafod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Cut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Cut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Cut Road —
Sep 2025Public order Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Strand —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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