Total Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 143.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highmoor area has the 40th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 121st 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 Highmoor (SA1 1YE) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highmoor (SA1 1YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Row (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highmoor area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slipway Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goose Island β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highmoor β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Public order Albert Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slipway Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St David'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St David'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albert Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipway Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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