Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Brynllwchwr Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brynllwchwr Road (SA4 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynllwchwr Road (SA4 6SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Ffynnon, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beili Glas (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brynllwchwr Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Castell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Rhandir Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brynllwchwr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Maes Y Cerrig Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Vernel
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Ffynnon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Ffynnon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Castell Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beili Glas

Data Sources

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