Total Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edwards Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 783 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 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edwards Road (SA1 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Edwards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyddings Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finsbury Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Gorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Helen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwydr Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwydr Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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