Total Crime Rate

234.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 234.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Other crime 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dyfed Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Townhill , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 785 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 Dyfed Avenue (SA1 6NP) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Townhill average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyfed Avenue (SA1 6NP), the main crime hotspot is near Cadfan Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pryderi Footpath Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pen-Y-Graig Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pen-Y-Graig Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmaen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Morgannwg —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Caradog Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pryderi Footpath Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pryderi Footpath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taliesyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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