Crime Rates at Megan Street, Cwmdu, Swansea, SA5 8LE

Megan Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 785 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 Megan Street (SA5 8LE) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Cwmbwrla average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Megan Street (SA5 8LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beattie Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.