Llwchwr, Swansea: Safety
Safety
Crime in Llwchwr is higher than the Wales average, but it's dropping fast. It fell from 77.3 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 65.5 in 2025, and it's now below the UK average of 88.6.
The real story here is the downward trend. Total recorded crimes dropped by more than 15% between 2024 and 2025. Anti-social behaviour fell from 112 incidents to 97, and criminal damage went down from 82 to 63.
Compared to neighbouring Cockett, which recorded 115.5 crimes per 1,000 people in 2025, Llwchwr is noticeably quieter. Nearby Gorseinon and Penyrheol sit at similar levels to Llwchwr, while Penllergaer and Waunarlwydd record lower rates overall.
Source: police-recorded crime for Llwchwr ward (South Wales Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Llwchwr ward: South Wales Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Llwchwr ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
42.8
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
Wales average
96.6
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Cockett
120.2
Lower than
Gorseinon and Penyrheol
74.9
Similar to
Gowerton
46.5
Similar to
Penllergaer
43.3
Lower than
Waunarlwydd
58.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Llwchwr ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences37%39%
- Anti-social behaviour18%15%
- Public order13%10%
- Criminal damage and arson11%9%
- Other theft6%5%
- Vehicle crime4%4%
- Other crime4%3%
- Drugs4%3%
- Burglary3%3%
- Shoplifting1%7%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%1%
