Total Crime Rate

406.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 406.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.5 10/10
  • Drugs 54.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Llangyfelach Road area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 25th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Llangyfelach Road (SA5 7HY) in the last 12 months was 406.5 per 1,000 residents and was 621.2% higher than the Llangyfelach average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 212.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llangyfelach Road (SA5 7HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near First Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morriston Crematorium (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Llangyfelach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morriston Crematorium Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Pen Y Banc Under investigation
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Data Sources

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