Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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

West Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 238th 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 West Street (SA4 4AG) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Gorseinon and Penyrheol average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (SA4 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Glanrhyd Terrace. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Libanus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Yr Afon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhyd Y Polon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyd Y Polon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4296 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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