Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 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 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ash Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 144th 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 Ash Street (SA6 8HD) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Street (SA6 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Morfydd Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Morfydd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentremalwed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Orsaf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morfydd Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Morfydd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clos Camlas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morfydd Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Morfydd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfydd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfydd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfydd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4603 —
Apr 2026Burglary Clos Camlas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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