Total Crime Rate

74.4 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 74.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Oakfield Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pontarddulais , and the 317th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Street (SA4 8LD) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Pontarddulais average (68.4 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Street (SA4 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Glyn-Llwchwr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Llwchwr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maesgwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Teilo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Teilo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blaenmorfa Under investigation

Data Sources

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