Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brynamlwg Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 131st highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brynamlwg Road (SA4 4UZ) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynamlwg Road (SA4 4UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brynamlwg Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryngwastad Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brynamlwg Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brynamlwg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynamlwg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryngwastad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brynawel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryngwastad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brynawel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brynamlwg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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