Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 50.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Street area has the 59th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 189th 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 3JN) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (SA1 3JN), the main crime hotspot is near Clews Mews. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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