Total Crime Rate
136.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Helens Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 135th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Road (SA1 4DN) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Helens Road (SA1 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clews Mews, 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clews Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richardson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clews Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4290 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrows Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrows Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burrows Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burrows Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richardson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanover Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clews Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B4290 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Helen'S Crescent | Under investigation |
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