Total Crime Rate
1360.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 4th 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 Oxford Street (SA1 3HT) in the last 12 months was 1360.6 per 1,000 residents and was 249.9% 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 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 632.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (SA1 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cradock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Page Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richardson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richardson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christina Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oystermouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richardson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B4290 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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