Total Crime Rate

92.3 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Upper Mill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Pontarddulais , and the 236th 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 Upper Mill (SA4 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% higher than the Pontarddulais average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Mill (SA4 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Pen Pant, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plasgwyn (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Mill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coed Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ger Y Pant —
Sep 2025Other crime Heol-Y-Cae Under investigation
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Data Sources

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