Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 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 44.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Brynhyfryd Square area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brynhyfryd Square (SA5 9EB) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynhyfryd Square (SA5 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pleasant Row, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4489 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brynhyfryd Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penfilia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pleasant Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pleasant Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Arthur Morris Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siloh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4489 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street
Apr 2026Other crime Lynsdale Road Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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