Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newcut Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newcut Road (SA1 2DL) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcut Road (SA1 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cut Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newcut Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hafod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bethesda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powell Street
Sep 2025Other theft Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Cut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Cut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Cut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Cut Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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