Total Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 68.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penymor Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 318th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penymor Road (SA5 7EF) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penymor Road (SA5 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penmynydd Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talley Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penymor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gelert Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penmynydd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae-Pys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lynsdale Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Idwal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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