Total Crime Rate
198.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brunswick Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 70th 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 Brunswick Street (SA1 4JR) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brunswick Street (SA1 4JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clews Mews, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodney Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullin'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constitution Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Constitution Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richardson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Helen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanover Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4290 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4290 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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