Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Rowan Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 251st 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 Rowan Close (SA4 4NB) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Close (SA4 4NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grenfell Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Cwrt Y Carne (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Creyr Bach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Creyr Bach

Data Sources

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