Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.4 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 149.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.2 10/10
  • Other crime 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lon Penfro area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Clydach , and the 113th 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 Lon Penfro (SA6 6RA) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lon Penfro (SA6 6RA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lon Penfro area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentewan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregarne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tregarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregelles Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentewan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Rhedyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Y Bont Faen —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes-Yr-Onnen Under investigation
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Data Sources

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