Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gerald Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gerald Street (SA1 2LY) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerald Street (SA1 2LY), 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 Gerald Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philadelphia Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vivian Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maliphant Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cwm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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