Sketty Crime and Safety Statistics

Sketty Crime Overview

Sketty is the third safest small town in West Glamorgan, and is among the top 20 safest overall out of West Glamorgan's 70 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Sketty in 2020 was 29 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to West Glamorgan's overall crime rate, coming in 139% lower than the West Glamorgan rate of 70 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Sketty is the 109th safest small town, and the 4,811st safest location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In May 2019, Sketty had the worst crime rate in West Glamorgan for bicycle theft, with 5 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.34 per 1,000 inhabitants. November 2015 was also a bad month for Sketty residents, when it was West Glamorgan's most dangerous area for possession of weapons, recording 2 crimes at a rate of 0.14 per 1,000 residents.

The most common crimes in Sketty are violence and sexual offences, with 144 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 10. This is 28% lower than 2019's figure of 185 offences and a difference of 2.82 from 2019's crime rate of 13. Sketty's least common crime is robbery, with 1 offence recorded in 2020, a decrease of 400% from 2019's figure of 5 crimes.

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Crime in Sketty Compared To West Glamorgan

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Summary of Crimes in Sketty This Year

	Sketty		West Glamorgan
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	153	10.52	12,973	33.24	216% safer
Bicycle Theft	13	0.89	273	0.70	21% more dangerous
Burglary	31	2.13	1,409	3.61	69% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	47	3.23	3,109	7.97	147% safer
Drugs	17	1.17	1,377	3.53	202% safer
Other Crime	7	0.48	559	1.43	198% safer
Other Theft	49	3.37	2,037	5.22	55% safer
Possession of Weapons	4	0.28	222	0.57	104% safer
Public Order	55	3.78	3,594	9.21	144% safer
Robbery	1	0.07	152	0.39	457% safer
Shoplifting	12	0.83	1,611	4.13	398% safer
Theft From the Person	4	0.28	172	0.44	57% safer
Vehicle Crime	45	3.09	1,683	4.31	39% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	144	9.90	11,288	28.92	192% safer

Sketty Compared to Nearby Small Towns

Small Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Mumbles	385	23.27	27% safer
Clydach	211	27.48	7% safer
Sketty	429	29.49	-
Cwmbwrla	234	29.92	1.4% more dangerous
Llwchwr	297	31.11	5% more dangerous
Birchgrove	255	31.62	7% more dangerous
St. Thomas	270	32.65	10% more dangerous
Blaenhonddan	415	34.65	15% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Sketty

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Sketty Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	9	7	5	11	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	1.6	1.6	1.3	0.89	Safer
Burglary	2.8	2.3	1.7	2.1	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	2.9	2.8	3.4	3.2	Getting worse
Drugs	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	Getting worse
Other Crime	0.62	0.55	0.48	0.48	Safer
Other Theft	4.6	4.1	5	3.4	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.21	0.28	0.07	0.28	Getting worse
Public Order	2.8	3.3	3.0	3.8	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	0.28	0.14	0.34	0.07	Safer
Shoplifting	2.1	1.6	2.2	0.83	Safer
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	0.14	0.21	0.28	0.28	Getting worse
Vehicle Crime	5.0	5	3.3	3.1	Safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	11	11	13	10	Safer

Changes In Sketty's Crime Rates Over Time

Comparing Sketty to the UK's Major Cities

Small Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Sketty	29.49	-
Barnet	67.71	56% more dangerous
Coventry	77.41	62% more dangerous
Croydon	83.22	65% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	66% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	66% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	70% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	71% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	73% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	78% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	78% more dangerous

Crime in Sketty's Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Sketty	298	47	Second
Ty-coch	436	53	First

Crime in Sketty During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Sketty change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in September, when Sketty saw a 1,100% increase in anti-social behaviour. Sketty saw a large fall in other theft during August, when it fell by 86% compared to August in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	-33%	+380%	+83%	+125%	+56%	+67%	+1,100%	+633%	+71%	+60%
Bicycle Theft	-	-	-80%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Burglary	-33%	-	-	-	+300%	-	-	+200%	-75%	-
Criminal Damage and Arson	-	-83%	-40%	-38%	-50%	+50%	+800%	-67%	-75%	+100%
Drugs	-	+700%	-	-	-50%	-	-	-60%	-67%	-
Other Crime	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Theft	-60%	+133%	-43%	-80%	-30%	-86%	-	-50%	+17%	-71%
Public Order	-33%	+50%	+140%	-44%	+33%	-	+300%	+25%	-33%	+67%
Shoplifting	-	+50%	-67%	-67%	-67%	-80%	-50%	-	-	-
Theft From the Person	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vehicle Crime	-71%	-	-33%	-63%	-57%	-	+350%	-	+150%	+300%
Violence and Sexual Offences	+28%	-62%	+19%	-43%	-8%	-31%	-40%	-47%	-14%	-50%

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Sketty

What police force serves Sketty?

Sketty's local territorial police force is the South Wales Police.

How dangerous is Sketty?

Sketty is the third safest small town in West Glamorgan.

What is Sketty's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Sketty are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Sketty?

Sketty's least common crime is robbery (inc. mugging).

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Sketty