Total Crime Rate
84.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gower Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunvant and Killay , and the 250th 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 7AN) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 244.9% higher than the Dunvant and Killay average (24.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gower Road (SA2 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairy Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cygnet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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