Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bay View Crescent area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 290th 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 Bay View Crescent (SA1 4LP) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bay View Crescent (SA1 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Lane (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bonville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eaton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Edward'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Uplands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Uplands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Francis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Helen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgrave Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Guildhall Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwydr Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gwydr Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gwydr Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gwydr Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gwydr Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Helen'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonville Terrace | Under investigation |
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