Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 23.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkwood area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Gowerton , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 783 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 Parkwood (SA4 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Gowerton average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkwood (SA4 3DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Talbot Green, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkwood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Talbot Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yr Hen Gorlan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Under investigation

Data Sources

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