Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherborne Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bishopston , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sherborne Walk (SA3 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.7% higher than the Bishopston average (22.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherborne Walk (SA3 5DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairwood Road, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baywood Avenue (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fairwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heneage Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fairwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sweet Briar Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fairwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenilworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenilworth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mumbles Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mumbles Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mumbles Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mumbles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mumbles Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baywood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baywood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baywood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baywood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baywood Avenue | — |
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