Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 110th 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 High View (SA1 6US) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High View (SA1 6US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winston Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High View (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waun-Wen Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creidiol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creidiol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waun-Wen Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tegid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tegid Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portia Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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