Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cherry Grove area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 209th lowest 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 Cherry Grove (SA2 8AS) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Sketty average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Grove (SA2 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hendy Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedric Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedric Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rhyd-Yr-Helyg Under investigation
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Data Sources

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