Total Crime Rate
108.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nicholl Street area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholl Street (SA1 4HF) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nicholl Street (SA1 4HF), 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 | Other crime | Page Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Constitution Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyndham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christina Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Promenade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Page Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Page Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rhondda Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhondda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rhondda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Singleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constitution Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richardson Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richardson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
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