Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 98th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SA1 1PE) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA1 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 329 crimes here, including 184 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Cut Road
Sep 2025Public order Bethesda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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