Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vivian Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vivian Road (SA2 0UP) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher than the Sketty average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vivian Road (SA2 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vivian Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kimberley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vivian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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