Total Crime Rate

425.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 425.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.0 10/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pontardulais Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 21st 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 Pontardulais Road (SA4 4FE) in the last 12 months was 425.3 per 1,000 residents and was 512.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 168.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontardulais Road (SA4 4FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4296, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pontardulais Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Y Felin
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4296
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penybryn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penybryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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