Crime Rates at Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3RW

Oystermouth Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 32nd 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 Oystermouth Road (SA1 3RW) in the last 12 months was 368.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oystermouth Road (SA1 3RW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.