Total Crime Rate

123.7 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 123.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Helens Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 163rd 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 St Helens Road (SA1 4AY) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (SA1 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burrows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Page Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clews Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clews Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Sep 2025Public order Page Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Street 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gething Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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