Total Crime Rate
117.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ystrad Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ystrad Road (SA5 4BU) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ystrad Road (SA5 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prydwen Road | — |
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