Total Crime Rate

73.1 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 73.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Westbury Street area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 328th highest 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 Westbury Street (SA1 4JN) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Street (SA1 4JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clews Mews, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanover Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Helen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Guildhall Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belgrave Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Belgrave Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullin'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brynymor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brynymor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward'S Road

Data Sources

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