Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Islwyn Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 204th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Islwyn Road (SA1 6SS) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islwyn Road (SA1 6SS), the main crime hotspot is near Pryderi Footpath. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Islwyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pryderi Footpath Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadrawd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadwaladr Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadwaladr Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadwaladr Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Graig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Graig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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