Crime Rates at Whitley Road, Loughor, Swansea, SA4 6SS

Whitley Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 302nd 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 Whitley Road (SA4 6SS) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Road (SA4 6SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westland Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borough Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.