Total Crime Rate

311.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 311.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Other crime 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Argyle 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 Argyle Street (SA1 3TA) 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 Argyle Street (SA1 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oystermouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4290 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4290 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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