Crime Rate in Gorseinon and Penyrheol, ward

Gorseinon and Penyrheol has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 3284th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gorseinon and Penyrheol in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Swansea district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gorseinon and Penyrheol’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 408 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gorseinon and Penyrheol ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.