Total Crime Rate

172.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 172.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Golwg Y Lon area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Clydach , and the 87th highest crime rate of 783 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 Golwg Y Lon (SA6 5JA) in the last 12 months was 172.5 per 1,000 residents and was 145.8% higher than the Clydach average (70.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golwg Y Lon (SA6 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golwg Y Lon, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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