Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Drugs 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Llangyfelach Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 346th highest 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 Llangyfelach Road (SA5 7HS) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Llangyfelach average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llangyfelach Road (SA5 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pengwern Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rheidol Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Llangyfelach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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