Total Crime Rate

398.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 398.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 26th highest crime rate of 785 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 High Street (SA4 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 398.5 per 1,000 residents and was 448.4% higher than the Gorseinon and Penyrheol average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 187.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA4 4DJ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Eifion Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Yr Afon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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