Total Crime Rate

150.7 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 150.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

First Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 115th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around First Avenue (SA6 7LL) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 167.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (SA6 7LL), 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 First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rheidol Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pengwern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tirdeunaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morriston Crematorium Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Pen Y Banc Under investigation
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Data Sources

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