Total Crime Rate
1360.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northampton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 4th 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 Northampton Lane (SA1 4EH) in the last 12 months was 1360.6 per 1,000 residents and was 249.9% higher 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 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 632.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northampton Lane (SA1 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant Drive. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Rhydychen | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Page Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Page Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyndham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stryd Rhydychen | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Rhydychen | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gething Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rhondda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
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