Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Richardson Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 176th highest crime rate of 785 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 Richardson Road (SA1 3TQ) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 127.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richardson Road (SA1 3TQ), 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 Richardson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Street
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paxton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paxton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Page Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burrows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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 Richardson Street
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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