Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Townhill , and the 80th 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 Gors Avenue (SA1 6RR) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gors Avenue (SA1 6RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gwylfa Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gors Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynedd Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elphin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gors Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gors Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gors Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gors Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gomer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elphin Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gwynedd Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwylfa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynedd Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwent Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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