Sketty
Middle areaSouth east Swansea. 6,875 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 15% of people in Sketty live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sketty
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sketty at a rate of 38.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.1 per 1,000 people across Swansea.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 115 |
| Other crime | 64 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sketty compares
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Is Sketty safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sketty at a rate of 38.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.1 per 1,000 people across Swansea.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sketty.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (115), other crime (64) and criminal damage and arson (22).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Swansea
These figures are published for the whole of Swansea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swansea and not Sketty alone. See Swansea
Sketty in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sketty was £338,500 in 2025.
Sketty had 6,537 usual residents at the census.
About 15% of people in Sketty live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sketty, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.