Total Crime Rate

327.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.6 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 327.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Rheidol Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 32nd 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 Rheidol Avenue (SA6 7JY) in the last 12 months was 327.3 per 1,000 residents and was 514.0% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 208.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rheidol Avenue (SA6 7JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pengwern Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rheidol Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Swansea

Crime Over Time in Rheidol Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Solva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewenny Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewenny Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Solva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.