Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sylvia Terrace area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sylvia Terrace (SA5 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sylvia Terrace (SA5 9JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pleasant Row, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walters Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lynsdale Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Arthur Morris | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Millwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villa Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penfilia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pleasant Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pennard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pleasant Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frederick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albany Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Siloh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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