Total Crime Rate

205.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 205.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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 25th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 783 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 205.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA1 1PE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ebenezer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strand Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs New Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft New Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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