Total Crime Rate
117.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 160th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (SA1 3JA) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (SA1 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Singleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Singleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd Rhydychen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4290 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4290 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4290 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4290 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4290 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd Rhydychen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stryd Rhydychen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stryd Rhydychen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Rhydychen | Under investigation |
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