Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 145.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heol Y Waun area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pontarddulais , and the 119th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Y Waun (SA4 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Pontarddulais average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Waun (SA4 1PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Llys-Gwyn Terrace. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Waun area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cae-Gwyn Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Maes Teg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Llwyncelyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys-Gwyn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Heol-Y-Cae Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coed Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cae-Gwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llwyncelyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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