Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gower Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 322nd 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 Gower Road (SA2 9BX) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Road (SA2 9BX), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pantgwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cae Banc Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vivian Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A4118 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eversley Road 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
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Data Sources

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