Total Crime Rate

522.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

270.4 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 522.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 270.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 220.1 10/10
  • Drugs 69.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Other crime 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Matthew Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 17th 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 Matthew Street (SA1 1PY) in the last 12 months was 522.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 270.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthew Street (SA1 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Griffith John Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matthew Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Ivey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ivey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ivey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Fawr Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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