Total Crime Rate

61.7 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 61.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Culfor Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 381st highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Culfor Road (SA4 6TY) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culfor Road (SA4 6TY), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Ffynnon. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Culfor Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Landor Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Vernel
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Ffynnon 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 Heol Maes Y Cerrig Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Castell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Castell Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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