Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 182.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Idris Terrace area has the 31st highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 78th 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 Idris Terrace (SA6 8LT) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Idris Terrace (SA6 8LT), 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 Idris Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Road 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 Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Plasmarl Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plasmarl Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trewyddfa Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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