Crime Rates at King Edwards Road, Swansea, SA1 4LU

King Edwards Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 193rd 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 King Edwards Road (SA1 4LU) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edwards Road (SA1 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.