Total Crime Rate

368.6 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 368.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 262.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bathurst Street 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 Bathurst Street (SA1 3SA) 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 Bathurst Street (SA1 3SA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bathurst Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paxton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thomas Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Street
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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