Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 173.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gwylfa Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 86th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwylfa Road (SA1 6QL) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% higher than the Townhill average (108.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwylfa Road (SA1 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near Elphin Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwylfa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elwy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynedd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphin Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwent Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ceri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elwy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elwy Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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