Central Swansea
Middle areaEast Swansea. 10,999 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 50% of people in Central Swansea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Swansea
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Swansea at a rate of 462.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.1 per 1,000 people across Swansea.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,650 |
| Other crime | 960 |
| Shoplifting | 899 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 677 |
| Drug offences | 326 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 244 |
| Vehicle crime | 139 |
| Burglary | 68 |
| Robbery | 60 |
| Theft from the person | 60 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Swansea compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Swansea safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Swansea at a rate of 462.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.1 per 1,000 people across Swansea.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 490 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Swansea.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,650), other crime (960) and shoplifting (899).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Swansea
These figures are published for the whole of Swansea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swansea and not Central Swansea alone. See Swansea
Central Swansea in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Swansea was £150,000 in 2025.
Central Swansea had 9,124 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in Central Swansea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Swansea, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.