Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Vivian Street area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 175th 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 Vivian Street (SA1 2LW) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vivian Street (SA1 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mysydd Terrace, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pentre Mawr Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vivian Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monger Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentre Mawr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentre Mawr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morgan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainwaring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mainwaring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mysydd Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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