Crime Rates at Townsend Street, Pentrechwyth, Swansea, SA1 7FT

Townsend Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bôn-y-maen , and the 14th 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 Townsend Street (SA1 7FT) in the last 12 months was 617.4 per 1,000 residents and was 537.1% higher than the Bôn-y-maen average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 152.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Street (SA1 7FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ffordd Donaldson (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.