Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 138.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Brynhyfryd 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brynhyfryd Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brynawel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngwastad Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynamlwg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynawel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Cae-Crwn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngwastad Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngwastad Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngwastad Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryngwastad Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brynawel Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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