Total Crime Rate

248.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 248.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Drugs 42.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 22nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 45th highest crime rate of 783 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 St Helens Road (SA1 4BD) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (SA1 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Clews Mews. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 44 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 (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4290 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4290 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Humphrey Street 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4290 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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