Crime Rates at William Street, Swansea, SA1 3QS

William Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 783 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 311.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 187.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (SA1 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.