Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.9 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 125.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Pontyglasdwr Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 92nd 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 Pontyglasdwr Street (SA1 2BH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 125.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontyglasdwr Street (SA1 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Griffith John Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontyglasdwr Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Griffith John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Griffith John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monger Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Matthew Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matthew Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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