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Penllergaer: your area

Penllergaer ward · Swansea. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 18% across Swansea (7.9 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.1% here, compared with 32.8% across Swansea (7.4 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

Source →
A proposed response →

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 14.9% here, compared with 21.2% across Swansea (6.3 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

Source →
A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

18.2%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

650 out of 3,580.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

214 out of 3,580.

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People counted in the census

3,580

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,580 out of 3,580.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.1%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,131 out of 2,817.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.8%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

674 out of 1,471.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.9%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

219 out of 1,471.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.8%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

445 out of 2,817.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

149 out of 1,473.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Penllergaer ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

210 out of 1,473.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Penllergaer ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

127 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 144 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Penllergaer ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 15 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Penllergaer
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024100
October 2024122
November 2024121
December 2024103
January 202562
February 2025120
March 2025142
April 2025141
May 2025113
June 2025152
July 2025131
August 2025152
September 202571
October 2025111
November 202590
December 2025130
January 202671
February 2026100
March 2026110
April 202670
May 2026132
June 2026110
July 2026131
August 2026152
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Penllergaer
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime68
public order16
criminal damage arson11
other crime7
vehicle crime7
other theft7
burglary5
drugs3
shoplifting1
possession of weapons1
robbery1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →