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Three Crosses

Three Crosses is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,583. It has 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gowerton, 3.1km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Three Crosses area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Swansea area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 238,489 residents at roughly 632 people per km².

Council
Swansea
County
West Glamorgan
Constituency
Gower
Police force
South Wales

Weather

18°CLight drizzle

  • Today: 18° / 15° · 69% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:40

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Fairwood · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Reportable RTCs with livestock on the common
  • Reportable RTCs with livestock on the common.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

138 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 172 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

66 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 56 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gowerton (3.1 km)
  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gowerton (3.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£206,059 average 0.2% YoY

Across Swansea · to 2026-06

Detached£329,065
Semi-detached£211,208
Terraced£169,527
Flat£109,596

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£848 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £684
  • 2 bed £793
  • 3 bed £893

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (5.1 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Gower Power (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

238,489 residents in Swansea · 632/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Wales

11% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 23% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 115,650)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Tonia Antoniazzi

Labour

Gower

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Three Crosses – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Three Crosses – Flexible & Remote, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Three Crosses – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£719 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,255 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 111,325 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

67% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Gas 33% · Solar 8% · Nuclear 5%

130 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gower:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Capel Y Crwys · 0.3 km

    Capel y Crwys is an Independent chapel located on the Gower Peninsula in the village of Three Crosses, Swansea. It is the largest chapel on the Gower earning itself the colloquial name of Gower's "Cathedral". With a h…

  • Fairwood, Swansea · 0.3 km

    The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Upper Killay, Poundffald and Three Crosses in the parliamentary constituency of Gower.

  • Fairwood Hospital · 1.9 km

    Fairwood Hospital was a health facility in Upper Killay, Swansea, Wales. It was managed by the Swansea Bay University Health Board.

  • Dunvant · 2.0 km

    Dunvant is a suburban district and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and falls within the Dunvant ward. It is situated in a valley some 4.5 miles west of Swansea city centre. The population as of the…

  • Dunvant and Killay · 2.0 km

    Dunvant and Killay, formerly Dunvant, is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after the village of Dunvant and neighbouring Killay, which lie within the ward.

  • Fairwood Common · 2.2 km

    Fairwood Common is a large area of barely populated common land in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. It forms part of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Three Crosses?
Three Crosses is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Swansea local authority.
What is the population of Three Crosses?
Three Crosses has an approximate settlement population of 1,583.
How deprived is Three Crosses?
The Swansea local authority, which includes Three Crosses, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.