Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 129.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 140th 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 8ER) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bush Road (SA6 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tirpenry Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foundry Road (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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tirpenry Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Llwyn Fedwen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tirpenry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foundry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cwm Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cwm Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Arian Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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