Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dyfed Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 211th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dyfed Avenue (SA1 6NE) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyfed Avenue (SA1 6NE), the main crime hotspot is near Powys Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dyfed Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynedd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ceri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elwy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elwy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other crime Elwy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townhill Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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