Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Caernarvon Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bôn-y-maen , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caernarvon Way (SA1 7HL) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Bôn-y-maen average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caernarvon Way (SA1 7HL), the main crime hotspot is near Chirk Gardens. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caernarvon Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criccieth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carreg Cennen Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carreg Cennen Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mansel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Candleston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chepstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chirk Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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