Total Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Gowerton , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 785 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 Victoria Road (SA5 4SX) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Gowerton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 377.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (SA5 4SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosewarne Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Croft Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Croft Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Croft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnabas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rosewarne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Croft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Croft Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Croft Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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