Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA6 8DB
How much crime is recorded in SA6 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morriston South
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
SA6 8DBSwansea
How safe is SA6 8DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA6 8DB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA6 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences40.923.6
Burglary22.59.1
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Public order14.04.6
Shoplifting8.38.4
Drugs7.52.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other crime4.71.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft2.84.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.