Bôn-y-maen, Swansea: Safety
Safety
Bôn-y-maen's crime rate is above the Wales average but matches the UK average pretty closely. The picture hasn't changed much between 2024 and 2025.
In 2025, the neighbourhood recorded 88.4 crimes per 1,000 people — almost identical to the UK average of 88.6. Anti-social behaviour is notably lower here than across the UK, with 73 incidents compared to 109 nationally. Burglary rates are also below the national average.
Vehicle crime dropped from 25 incidents in 2024 to 16 in 2025, which is encouraging. Early 2026 data suggests this downward trend is continuing across most crime types, including anti-social behaviour and criminal damage.
Source: police-recorded crime for Bôn-y-maen ward (South Wales Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Bôn-y-maen ward: South Wales Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Bôn-y-maen ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
93.7
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
Wales average
96.6
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Landore
88.6
Higher than
Llansamlet
74.4
Higher than
St Thomas
80.7
Higher than
Coedffranc West
50.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Bôn-y-maen ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences41%39%
- Anti-social behaviour12%15%
- Shoplifting11%7%
- Public order11%10%
- Criminal damage and arson6%9%
- Drugs5%3%
- Other theft4%5%
- Other crime3%3%
- Vehicle crime2%4%
- Burglary2%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
