Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Golwg Y Garreg area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 201st highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Golwg Y Garreg (SA1 2EW) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golwg Y Garreg (SA1 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Maliphant Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golwg Y Garreg area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grandison Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maliphant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grandison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grandison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Maliphant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maliphant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maliphant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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