Total Crime Rate

134.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.3 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 134.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elan Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 129th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elan Avenue (SA6 7LP) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 153.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elan Avenue (SA6 7LP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Elan Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ystwyth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewenny Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ystwyth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ystwyth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pengwern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewenny Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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