Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birmingham Mount area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 345th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Mount (SA6 8LR) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Mount (SA6 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Smyrna Street. Police recorded 33 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 Birmingham Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smyrna Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dyrus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dyrus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyrus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyrus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smyrna Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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