Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 161.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gower Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 97th 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 Gower Road (SA2 7AA) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 231.9% higher than the Sketty average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Road (SA2 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Clyne Court. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clyne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clyne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mandinam Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beaconsfield Way Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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