Total Crime Rate

381.9 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 381.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.9 10/10
  • Public order 60.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Townhill Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Townhill , and the 29th 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 Townhill Road (SA1 6PU) in the last 12 months was 381.9 per 1,000 residents and was 245.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 246.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townhill Road (SA1 6PU), the main crime hotspot is near Powys Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paradise View Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powys Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powys Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powys Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Powys Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powys Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Morgannwg —
Sep 2025Other theft Caradog Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gors Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyfed Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gors Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powys Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gors Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elphin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elphin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gomer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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