Crime Rates at St Helens Road, Swansea, SA1 4DB

St Helens Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 70th 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 St Helens Road (SA1 4DB) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (SA1 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphrey Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodney Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.