Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chemical Road area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 68th 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 Chemical Road (SA6 6JE) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chemical Road (SA6 6JE), 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 Chemical Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maes Collen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A48 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ivor Sims Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A48 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gem Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fagwr Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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