Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 51st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Castle in the last 12 months was 388.8 per 1,000 residents and was 315.8% higher than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,885 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 35 cases , up 12.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 44.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,598 (≈ 175.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 761 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.