Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gwynedd Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 198th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwynedd Avenue (SA2 0XR) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwynedd Avenue (SA2 0XR), the main crime hotspot is near Gwynfor Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwynedd Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwynfor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geiriol Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lôn Cothi Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Down Leaze Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Down Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graiglwyd Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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