Total Crime Rate

1320.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

405.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1320.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 556.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 405.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 274.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 84.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.1 10/10
  • Drugs 50.2 10/10
  • Other theft 46.3 10/10
  • Robbery 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SA1 1LW) in the last 12 months was 1320.5 per 1,000 residents and was 246.4% higher than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 405.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA1 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Matthew Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hafod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ebenezer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Fawr Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivey Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ivey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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