Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 43rd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 135th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyle Street (SA1 3TB) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (SA1 3TB), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
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 Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4290 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen —
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4290 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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