Total Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 24.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Greenwood Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Close (SA2 9AY) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Close (SA2 9AY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Maes Y Gollen Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pantgwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysgwylfa Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glan-Yr-Afon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Y Gollen Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maes Y Gollen Under investigation
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Data Sources

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