Total Crime Rate

3185.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1557.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 3185.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1557.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1216.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 594.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 412.2 10/10
  • Public order 290.5 10/10
  • Other theft 168.9 10/10
  • Drugs 135.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 108.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.7 10/10
  • Other crime 37.2 10/10
  • Robbery 30.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
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

Princess Way area has the highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 783 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 Princess Way (SA1 3LW) in the last 12 months was 3185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 735.7% higher 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 360 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 1557.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Way (SA1 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 340 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Square (151 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/168)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St David'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salubrious Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St David'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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