Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pentyla Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pentyla Road (SA2 0YN) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentyla Road (SA2 0YN), the main crime hotspot is near Gwynfor Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentyla Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Gwynfryn Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Cwmgwyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwy Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goronwy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwynfor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Townhill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newnham Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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