Crime Rates at Darren Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2HP

Darren Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 128th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darren Road (SA9 2HP) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darren Road (SA9 2HP), 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.