Crime Rate in Dunvant and Killay, ward

Dunvant and Killay has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 350th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dunvant and Killay in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dunvant and Killay’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dunvant and Killay ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around St Christopher Drive (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.