Residents in Dyfatty are being asked to help shape the future of their community, as a major effort to turn the area around moves into its next phase.
A new residents’ survey has been launched as part of the Building a Better Dyfatty programme, a multi-agency drive to make lasting improvements to the area.
It builds on months of work that has already seen hundreds of conversations with residents, businesses, community groups, school pupils, parents and students about the issues that matter most to them.
The programme is led by Swansea Public Services Board and aims to tackle long-standing problems the partners link to serious organised crime, while supporting a safer, stronger community.
It brings together South Wales Police, Swansea Council and other organisations to take coordinated action.
The work began with targeted enforcement to disrupt and remove criminal activity, followed by sustained partnership work to keep those gains, prevent further harm and rebuild confidence.
That approach mirrors the “Clear, Hold, Build” model recently highlighted by police inspectors, who praised the tactic of flooding a troubled area with support and then working to keep crime down for good.
The early signs have been encouraging. Police recently reported crime in the area down by more than a tenth in four months.
Andrea Harrington, chair of Swansea’s Public Services Board, said the partners had spent recent months in Dyfatty “listening, learning and understanding what people want to see.”
She said that work would continue, to capture as many voices as possible and give everyone a genuine chance to have their say.
“If we are serious about change, it must be led by the people who live and work here,” she said.
Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart said it was clear from the conversations held so far that people cared deeply about Dyfatty and wanted to be part of its future.
He said the consultation was about making sure those voices continued to be heard, so support and services could be shaped around what mattered most to the community.
“We’re committed to working alongside people to build something that delivers real, lasting change,” he said.
The launch follows the recent opening of Dyfatty Junction, a new community hub in a row of long-empty High Street units that will bring services, support and partners together in one place.
It also comes as a separate £20m regeneration drive gets under way to transform a cluster of neighbourhoods north of Swansea railway station over the next decade.
Residents, businesses and community groups can take part in the survey on the Building a Better Dyfatty website.
