Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penygraig Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 281st highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penygraig Road (SA1 6LA) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Townhill average (108.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penygraig Road (SA1 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Morgannwg. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penygraig Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caradog Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Graig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Morgannwg —
Apr 2026Public order Clos Morgannwg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Morgannwg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Morgannwg Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Graig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glyndwr Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pryderi Footpath Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glyndwr Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradog Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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