Crime Rates at Priors Way, Dunvant, Swansea, SA2 7UJ

Priors Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunvant and Killay , and the 335th lowest 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 Priors Way (SA2 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% higher than the Dunvant and Killay average (24.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Way (SA2 7UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cwm-Yr-Wch, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plas Newydd (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.