Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Penmynydd Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 248th 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 Penmynydd Road (SA5 7EH) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penmynydd Road (SA5 7EH), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Frank. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penmynydd Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Heol Cadifor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Cadifor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Hermas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Idwal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heol Trefor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Morlais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penmynydd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Cadifor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Cadifor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Cadifor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Frank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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