Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 50.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

St Helens Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 189th 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 St Helens Road (SA1 4AY) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% 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 falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (SA1 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 82 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 (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Page Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Page Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4290 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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