Total Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 176.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Golwg Y Lon area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Clydach , and the 86th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Golwg Y Lon (SA6 5JA) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% higher than the Clydach average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golwg Y Lon (SA6 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golwg Y Lon area

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Data Sources

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