Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.8 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brynnewydd Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 380th 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 Brynnewydd Gardens (SA2 8AD) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Sketty average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynnewydd Gardens (SA2 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Tree Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cae-Bryn Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brynnewydd Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rhyd-Yr-Helyg Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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