Crime Rates at Brynygroes Cottages, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1LE

Brynygroes Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 43rd 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 Brynygroes Cottages (SA9 1LE) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynygroes Cottages (SA9 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Giedd, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oddfellows' Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.