Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sway Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 224th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sway Road (SA6 6JD) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sway Road (SA6 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tirpenry Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cwrt Ivor Sims (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tirpenry Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fagwr Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gem Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen Under investigation
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Data Sources

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