Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 42.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • 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
  • 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
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

Elba Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Gowerton , and the 329th lowest 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 Elba Street (SA4 3EE) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elba Street (SA4 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ty Gwyn (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elba Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Talbot Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elba Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elba Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ty Gwyn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ty Gwyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Afon Llan —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tygwyn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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