Total Crime Rate

762.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

408.9 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 762.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 408.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 308.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.4 10/10
  • Public order 85.5 10/10
  • Drugs 55.8 10/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
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

Gloucester Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 10th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Place (SA1 1TY) in the last 12 months was 762.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 408.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Place (SA1 1TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Dragon Lane (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Dragon Lane
Apr 2026Theft from the person Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dragon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salubrious Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goose Island
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highmoor
Apr 2026Public order Quay Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Dragon Lane

Data Sources

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