Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Cefni area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 201st highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Cefni (SA6 7EU) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Morriston average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Cefni (SA6 7EU), the main crime hotspot is near Lon Ithon. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Cefni area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Claerwen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Sawdde Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Sawdde Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lon Sawdde Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ger-Y -Parc

Data Sources

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