Total Crime Rate

179.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wellfield Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 79th 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 Wellfield Close (SA4 6BD) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 158.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Close (SA4 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near B4296. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4296 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pantycelyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loughor Common —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penybryn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penybryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhyd Y Polon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyd Y Polon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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