Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sketty Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 151st highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sketty Road (SA2 0EU) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sketty Road (SA2 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sketty Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glanmor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glanmor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwydr Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwydr Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanmor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westfa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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