Total Crime Rate
182.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Idris 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.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Smyrna Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Smyrna Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dyrus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dyrus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dyrus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dyrus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smyrna Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smyrna Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smyrna Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Smyrna Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plasmarl Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plasmarl Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trewyddfa Terrace | Under investigation |
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