Total Crime Rate

1329.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1329.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 654.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.1 10/10
  • Public order 143.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.2 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
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

Dewsbury Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 5th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Court (SA1 3XF) in the last 12 months was 1329.8 per 1,000 residents and was 242.0% higher than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 377.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Court (SA1 3XF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Way
Sep 2025Public order West Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highmoor Under investigation

Data Sources

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