Total Crime Rate
249.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025William Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 46th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (SA1 3QS) in the last 12 months was 249.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 135.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around William Street (SA1 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyndham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Page Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paxton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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