Crime Rates at Broughton Avenue, Portmead, Swansea, SA5 5JS

Broughton Avenue area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 236th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broughton Avenue (SA5 5JS) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broughton Avenue (SA5 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Newydd (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.