Total Crime Rate
138.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brynhyfryd Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 125th highest crime rate of 783 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 Brynhyfryd Road (SA4 4XP) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brynhyfryd Road (SA4 4XP), the main crime hotspot is near Bryngwastad Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brynawel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryngwastad Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynamlwg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynawel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pen-Cae-Crwn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryngwastad Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryngwastad Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryngwastad Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryngwastad Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brynawel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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