Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Solva Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Llangyfelach , and the 343rd highest 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 Solva Road (SA6 7NX) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solva Road (SA6 7NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rheidol Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maytree Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Solva Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mynydd Garn Lwyd Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill View Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glasbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carno Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rheidol Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewenny Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rheidol Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Hill View Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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