Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rheidol Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rheidol Avenue (SA6 7JS) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rheidol Avenue (SA6 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Pengwern Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rheidol Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glasbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rheidol Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pengwern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewenny Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carno Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hill View Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill View Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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