Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gower Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Sketty , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 785 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 9BY) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Sketty average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Road (SA2 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (4 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vivian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eversley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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