Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA9 2RP
How much crime is recorded in SA9 2RP, 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
- 1,134 (2024)
SA9 2RPSwansea
How safe is SA9 2RP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA9 2RP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2RPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Public order8.74.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Drugs3.72.4
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Burglary2.09.1
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 107% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.