Crime Rate in Sketty, ward

Sketty has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 2600th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Sketty in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Swansea district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sketty’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 338 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 410 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sketty ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Awel Y Mor. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.