Crime Rates at Penybryn, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1JA

Penybryn area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 29th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

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 Penybryn (SA9 1JA) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% higher than the Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais average (102.2 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 Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 142.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 143.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penybryn (SA9 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Bryn. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.