Waterfront 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?
Homes rented privately: 43% here, compared with 18% across Swansea (25.4 percentage points higher).
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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 48.6% here, compared with 32.8% across Swansea (15.8 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: 14.8% here, compared with 18.9% across Swansea (4 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.
Police-recorded locations for Waterfront ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
703 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 681 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Waterfront 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: 64 mapped crimes in September 2024; 76 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 · Waterfront
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
64
8
October 2024
54
6
November 2024
53
7
December 2024
61
5
January 2025
51
2
February 2025
41
5
March 2025
68
9
April 2025
67
11
May 2025
48
15
June 2025
66
16
July 2025
54
10
August 2025
54
17
September 2025
56
7
October 2025
49
8
November 2025
61
5
December 2025
45
5
January 2026
59
5
February 2026
50
4
March 2026
71
20
April 2026
51
16
May 2026
62
15
June 2026
52
8
July 2026
71
16
August 2026
76
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Waterfront
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
197
shoplifting
195
public order
78
vehicle crime
55
other theft
45
criminal damage arson
44
drugs
23
burglary
19
bicycle theft
18
other crime
10
robbery
8
theft from the person
6
possession of weapons
5
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.
