Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gower View Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 276th lowest 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 Gower View Road (SA4 4YU) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower View Road (SA4 4YU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Gower View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Creyr Bach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Creyr Bach —
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Data Sources

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