Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Tree Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 328th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Tree Lane (SA2 8AE) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Tree Lane (SA2 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Tree Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cae-Bryn Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sketty| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birch Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rhyd-Yr-Helyg | Under investigation |
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