Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Glan Y Wern Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Llansamlet , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glan Y Wern Road (SA7 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Llansamlet average (66.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glan Y Wern Road (SA7 9UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Elfed. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glan Y Wern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croeso'R Gwanwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyn-Y-Cae Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyn-Y-Cae Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Gwilym Webber Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trallwn Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Glan-Y-Wern
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyn-Y-Cae Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyn-Y-Waun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glan-Y-Wern Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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