Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penlan Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 372nd 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 Penlan Road (SA5 7DE) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlan Road (SA5 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Penmynydd Road. Police recorded 17 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 Penlan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gelert Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Heol Trefor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Hermas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penmynydd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Penar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crwys Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crwys Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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