Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rothwell Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 783 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 Rothwell Road (SA1 2GB) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothwell Road (SA1 2GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cut Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rothwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hafod Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Powell Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Strand —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pottery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Fawr Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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