Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 273rd highest 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 Fern Street (SA5 8BE) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Cwmbwrla average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Street (SA5 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Cae Rowland Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brondeg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Mayfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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