Total Crime Rate

747.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 747.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.1 10/10
  • Drugs 146.6 10/10
  • Public order 62.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.2 8/10
  • Other crime 30.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pell Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 12th highest crime rate of 785 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 Pell Street (SA1 3ES) in the last 12 months was 747.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% higher 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 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 355.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pell Street (SA1 3ES), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Singleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Willows Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cradock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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