Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Six Mills Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Six Mills Avenue (SA4 4QS) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Six Mills Avenue (SA4 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glanrhyd Terrace, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rhyd Y Polon (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Six Mills Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Libanus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhyd Y Polon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyd Y Polon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Yr Afon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4296 Under investigation

Data Sources

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