Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gors Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 138th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gors Avenue (SA1 6RL) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gors Avenue (SA1 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Dewi Terrace. Police recorded 36 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 Gors Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewi Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewi Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewi Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Burlais Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewi Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewi Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dewi Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dewi Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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