Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monger Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 785 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 Monger Street (SA1 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monger Street (SA1 2NQ), 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 Monger Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vivian Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Monger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cwm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffith John Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Strand β€”
Sep 2025Public order Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philadelphia Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morfa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maliphant Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hafod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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