Total Crime Rate

308.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.9 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 308.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Valley Way area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Morriston , and the 35th 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 Valley Way (SA6 8PY) in the last 12 months was 308.6 per 1,000 residents and was 228.2% higher than the Morriston average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 138.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Way (SA6 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tirpenry Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morfydd Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Morfydd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Soar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margam Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foundry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street
Apr 2026Other theft Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morfydd Street
Apr 2026Public order Morfydd Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A48
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A48
Apr 2026Drugs Morfydd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfydd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glantawe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margam Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Glantawe Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Slate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Orsaf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfydd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tirpenry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tirpenry Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfydd Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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