Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Penrice Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrice Street (SA6 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Morriston average (106.9 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrice Street (SA6 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Lodge Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penrice Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horeb Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Walk —
Sep 2025Other theft Harry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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