Crime Rate in Penllergaer, ward

Penllergaer has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 2214th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penllergaer in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penllergaer’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penllergaer ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 16 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heol Dewi Sant (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.