Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brithwen Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Gowerton , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 783 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 Brithwen Road (SA5 4QS) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Gowerton average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brithwen Road (SA5 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brithwen Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Waunarlwydd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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