Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gelert Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 225th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gelert Street (SA5 7DL) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Llangyfelach average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gelert Street (SA5 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Calon Lan. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lynsdale Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4489 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villa Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penlan Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cae-Pys Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gelert Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clos Calon Lan | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Calon Lan | Under investigation |
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