Total Crime Rate

247.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 247.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Sway Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 47th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sway Road (SA6 6HU) in the last 12 months was 247.1 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sway Road (SA6 6HU), the main crime hotspot is near A48. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A48 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A48 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gem Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fagwr Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tirpenry Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Road —
Sep 2025Public order Green Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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