Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 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

Cecil Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 115th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Road (SA4 4BY) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (SA4 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4296 (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cecil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Y Felin —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4296 —
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4296 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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