Total Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burrows Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 163rd 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 Burrows Road (SA1 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burrows Road (SA1 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clews Mews, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prison (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oystermouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oystermouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clews Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clews Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clews Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clews Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clews Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clews Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clews Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clews Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oystermouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oystermouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oystermouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oystermouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rodney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rodney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrows Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richardson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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