Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cwm Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 296th highest crime rate of 785 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 Cwm Road (SA1 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwm Road (SA1 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Griffith John Street. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cwm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philadelphia Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mainwaring Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maliphant Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Cwm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Strand —
Sep 2025Public order Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vivian Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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