Cwmbwrla
Middle areaEast Swansea. 7,778 people in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Cwmbwrla live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cwmbwrla
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cwmbwrla at a rate of 67.6 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 | 206 |
| Other crime | 98 |
| Shoplifting | 69 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cwmbwrla compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cwmbwrla safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cwmbwrla at a rate of 67.6 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, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cwmbwrla.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (206), other crime (98) and shoplifting (69).
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 Cwmbwrla alone. See Swansea
Cwmbwrla in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cwmbwrla was £144,500 in 2025.
Cwmbwrla had 7,526 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Cwmbwrla live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cwmbwrla, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.