Total Crime Rate
762.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
408.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wind Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 10th 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 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 762.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 408.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wind Street (SA1 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strand | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caer Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caer Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caer Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princess Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Caer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Dragon Lane | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.