Sketty, Swansea: Safety
Safety
Sketty's crime rate is below the UK average and it's getting better. It dropped from 63 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 55 in 2025 — well under the UK figure of 89 per 1,000 that year.
Anti-social behaviour is notably low compared to the UK average, and burglary figures are modest for a neighbourhood of this size. Sketty also compares well against nearby areas like Cockett and Uplands, both of which recorded significantly higher crime rates in 2024 and 2025.
The downward trend is good news if you're thinking about moving here. Fewer incidents year on year suggests a settled, stable community rather than one with growing concerns.
Source: police-recorded crime for Sketty 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. Sketty 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
Sketty ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
50.7
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
Wales average
96.6
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Cockett
120.2
Higher than
Dunvant and Killay
20.4
Lower than
Uplands
76.7
Lower than
Waunarlwydd
58.4
Higher than
Mayals
22.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Sketty ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences46%39%
- Anti-social behaviour10%15%
- Public order8%10%
- Criminal damage and arson7%9%
- Vehicle crime6%4%
- Shoplifting6%7%
- Other theft5%5%
- Drugs3%3%
- Other crime3%3%
- Burglary3%3%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
