Total Crime Rate

775.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

418.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 775.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 418.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 317.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.9 10/10
  • Public order 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.9 10/10
  • Other theft 48.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.0 7/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bryn Y Don Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 9th highest crime rate of 783 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 Bryn Y Don Road (SA1 6YA) in the last 12 months was 775.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.4% higher than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 418.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Y Don Road (SA1 6YA), the main crime hotspot is near Matthew Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bryn Y Don Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft New Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Short Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tontine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tontine Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Tontine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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