Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Courtney Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 169th highest crime rate of 785 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 Courtney Street (SA5 9NY) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtney Street (SA5 9NY), the main crime hotspot is near Millwood Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Courtney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwmfelin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mysydd Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Millwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Major Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Millwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millwood Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compass Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lydbrook Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lydbrook Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mysydd Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mainwaring Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Allaway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cilfrow Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cilfrow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cilfrow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cilfrow Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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