Crime Rates at Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1DZ

Wind Street area has the highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wind Street (SA1 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 3185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 735.7% higher than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 360 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 1557.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wind Street (SA1 1DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 368 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Square (151 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.