Total Crime Rate

88.5 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Park Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 259th 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 Park Road (SA4 4UR) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 16 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 Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (SA4 4UR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmynydd Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brynamlwg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brynamlwg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynamlwg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brynawel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brynawel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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