Total Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 145.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gower Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 118th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gower Road (SA2 9BR) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 197.7% higher than the Sketty average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1062.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Road (SA2 9BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A4118, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysgwylfa Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4118 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cae Banc Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pantgwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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