Gowerton, Swansea: Safety
Safety
Crime in Gowerton has dropped significantly over the past two years, falling from 69.8 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 41.9 in 2025. That's well below the UK average of 88.6.
The improvements are real. Anti-social behaviour more than halved between 2024 and 2025, and shoplifting fell from 26 incidents to just 5. The neighbourhood is clearly moving in the right direction.
Gowerton is noticeably safer than neighbouring Llwchwr, which recorded 65.5 crimes per 1,000 in 2025. Waunarlwydd sits at a similar level to Gowerton, whilst Dunvant and Killay is lower still.
We don't have 2026 data for Gowerton yet, but the 2025 figures put it comfortably below both the UK and Wales averages.
Source: police-recorded crime for Gowerton ward (South Wales Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Gowerton ward: South Wales Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Gowerton ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
46.5
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
Wales average
96.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Dunvant and Killay
20.4
Higher than
Fairwood
33.9
Similar to
Llwchwr
42.8
Higher than
Pen-clawdd
31.8
Lower than
Waunarlwydd
58.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Gowerton ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences45%39%
- Anti-social behaviour14%15%
- Criminal damage and arson11%9%
- Public order10%10%
- Other crime4%3%
- Other theft4%5%
- Vehicle crime3%4%
- Shoplifting3%7%
- Burglary3%3%
- Drugs2%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
