Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penlan Crescent area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 340th highest crime rate of 785 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 Penlan Crescent (SA2 0RL) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlan Crescent (SA2 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penlan Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glanmor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfa Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Glanmor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Newnham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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