Total Crime Rate

722.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 722.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 467.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Public order 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Pocketts Wharf area has the 11th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 11th 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 Pocketts Wharf (SA1 3XL) in the last 12 months was 722.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pocketts Wharf (SA1 3XL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pocketts Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipway Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambrian Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Marina Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Jernegan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Villas —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slipway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft East Burrows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ferry Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St. Catherine'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slipway Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slipway Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St. Catherine'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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