Sketty ward · Swansea. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 43.6% here, compared with 32.8% across Swansea (10.9 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 12.3% here, compared with 18.9% across Swansea (6.6 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 18% across Swansea (4.6 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Sketty ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
745 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 679 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Sketty ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 42 mapped crimes in September 2024; 51 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Sketty
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
42
5
October 2024
83
5
November 2024
64
6
December 2024
47
4
January 2025
57
4
February 2025
45
6
March 2025
57
7
April 2025
72
10
May 2025
56
3
June 2025
50
7
July 2025
64
9
August 2025
42
10
September 2025
50
2
October 2025
74
2
November 2025
61
4
December 2025
50
8
January 2026
56
2
February 2026
66
4
March 2026
66
2
April 2026
56
2
May 2026
72
3
June 2026
65
6
July 2026
78
7
August 2026
51
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sketty
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
361
public order
84
criminal damage arson
70
other theft
44
vehicle crime
43
shoplifting
37
drugs
28
burglary
23
other crime
22
possession of weapons
14
bicycle theft
11
theft from the person
6
robbery
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
