Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Caepistyll Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 150th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caepistyll Street (SA1 2BE) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caepistyll Street (SA1 2BE), 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 Caepistyll Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waun-Wen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cwm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dyfatty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Row —
Sep 2025Other crime Baptist Well Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Symmons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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