Total Crime Rate

249.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 249.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Other crime 21.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Madoc 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 Madoc Street (SA1 3RB) 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 Madoc Street (SA1 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Madoc Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Theft from the person Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gething Street
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paxton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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