Total Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.0 9/10
  • Public order 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Neath Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 68th highest crime rate of 785 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 Neath Road (SA6 8HE) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Morriston average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neath Road (SA6 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Morfydd Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Neath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4603 —
Sep 2025Drugs Harris Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4603 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Morfydd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morfydd Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harris Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Harris Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Aran Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Morfydd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aran Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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