Crime Rates at Bedford Street, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 8DF

Bedford Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 146th 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 Bedford Street (SA6 8DF) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Morriston average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (SA6 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tirpenry Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morfydd Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.