Total Crime Rate
212.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heol Awstin area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 59th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Awstin (SA5 5EF) in the last 12 months was 212.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 38 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Awstin (SA5 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Awstin. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 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 | Cantref Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cathan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Paviland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Calfin | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stembridge Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Awstin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Awstin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heol Awstin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Awstin | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Awstin | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Dynys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Y Brain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caeconna Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caeconna Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caeconna Road | Under investigation |
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