Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nicholl 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4290 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gething Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richardson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Promenade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Helen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Picton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christina Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Page Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richardson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richardson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richardson 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 | Shoplifting | B4290 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B4290 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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