Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholl Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholl Street (SA1 4HE) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholl Street (SA1 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gething Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Helen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christina Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Page Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street —
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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