Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heol Gwenallt area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 276th highest crime rate of 785 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 Heol Gwenallt (SA4 4JL) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Gwenallt (SA4 4JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penybanc Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penyrheol Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Gwenallt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Gwenallt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grenfell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Elfed Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Heol Gwili Under investigation
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Data Sources

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