Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ffordd Y Brain area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 313th highest crime rate of 785 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 Ffordd Y Brain (SA5 5DY) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Cockett average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Y Brain (SA5 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Awstin. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ffordd Y Brain area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Awstin —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glasbrook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Awstin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Awstin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Calfin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glasbrook Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beverley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Port Talbot Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Awstin —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lancaster Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rhodfa'R Brain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa'R Brain —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa'R Brain Under investigation
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Data Sources

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