Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Laburnum Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 388th 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 Laburnum Place (SA2 8HT) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Place (SA2 8HT), 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 Laburnum Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glan-Yr-Afon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clyne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beaconsfield Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunraven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clyne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Y Gollen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briar Dene Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maes Y Gollen Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maes Y Gollen Under investigation
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Data Sources

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