Crime Rates at Prospect Place, Swansea, SA1 1QP

Prospect Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 11th 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 Prospect Place (SA1 1QP) in the last 12 months was 722.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Place (SA1 1QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 291 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Square (151 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.