Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 53rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Castle in the last 12 months was 381.2 per 1,000 residents and was 328.5% higher than the Swansea district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,865 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 44 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,576 (≈ 173.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 700 crimes here, including 252 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.