Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 244.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Drugs 66.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bush Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 48th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bush Road (SA6 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher than the Morriston average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bush Road (SA6 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tirpenry Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bush Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margam Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tirpenry Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tirpenry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foundry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cwm Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margam Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Orsaf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cwm Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Arian Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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