Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penlan Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 361st highest crime rate of 785 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 Penlan Road (SA4 6QG) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlan Road (SA4 6QG), the main crime hotspot is near Belgrave Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Gorseinon and Penyrheol

Crime Over Time in Penlan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greenfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Moriah Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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