Total Crime Rate

194.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 194.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 133.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ceri Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 70th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ceri Road (SA1 6LR) in the last 12 months was 194.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Townhill average (108.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ceri Road (SA1 6LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elphin Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gwynfor Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ceri Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elwy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwynfor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwent Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Thomas Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphin Road
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynedd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ceri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elwy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townhill Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elwy Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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