Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cedar Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 271st highest crime rate of 783 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 Cedar Avenue (SA4 4YS) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Avenue (SA4 4YS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grenfell Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Cwrt Y Carne (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Creyr Bach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Creyr Bach —
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Cae-Crwn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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