Total Crime Rate

561.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 561.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.9 10/10
  • Drugs 73.2 10/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 15th highest crime rate of 785 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 Prince Of Wales Road (SA1 2EX) in the last 12 months was 561.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 292.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (SA1 2EX), 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 Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tontine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Strand —
Sep 2025Public order Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hafod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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