Crime Rates at Varteg Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2EL

Varteg Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

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 Varteg Road (SA9 2EL) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% lower than the Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera average (74.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varteg Road (SA9 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ffordd Emlyn, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minyffordd (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.