Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Byng Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 334th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byng Street (SA1 2NX) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byng Street (SA1 2NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tabernacle Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byng Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Glandwr Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre-Treharne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tabernacle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tabernacle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mysydd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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