Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Plasmarl Terrace area has the 58th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 186th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plasmarl Terrace (SA6 8LU) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plasmarl Terrace (SA6 8LU), 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 Plasmarl Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilfach Glyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyrus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Smyrna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smyrna Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dyrus 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 2026Drugs Dyrus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plasmarl Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plasmarl Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trewyddfa Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyrus Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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