Total Crime Rate

561.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 561.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.9 10/10
  • Drugs 73.2 10/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thomas Row area has the 13th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 15th highest crime rate of 785 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 Thomas Row (SA1 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 561.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 292.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Row (SA1 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Griffith John Street. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jones Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Strand —
Sep 2025Public order Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matthew Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matthew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matthew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Matthew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Matthew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Matthew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebenezer Street —

Data Sources

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