Total Crime Rate
122.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anchor Court area has the 50th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 165th 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 Anchor Court (SA1 3XA) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anchor Court (SA1 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 329 crimes here, including 184 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Garden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thomas Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Princess Way | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highmoor | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highmoor | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Slipway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Mary'S Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princess Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Princess Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Princess Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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