Crime Rates at Wade Avenue, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2EU

Wade Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 49th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

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 Wade Avenue (SA9 2EU) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wade Avenue (SA9 2EU), 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.