Total Crime Rate

207.9 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 207.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dyffryn Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 60th 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 Dyffryn Road (SA4 6BB) in the last 12 months was 207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 186.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyffryn Road (SA4 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near B4296. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dyffryn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmynydd Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order B4296 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ystrad Einon Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gorseinon Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order B4296 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4296 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhyd Y Polon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorseinon Bus Station —
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Data Sources

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