Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA9 2BD
How much crime is recorded in SA9 2BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
How safe is SA9 2BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA9 2BD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA9 2BDNational
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order6.24.6
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime1.71.5
Burglary1.59.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 92% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.