Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Helens Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 68th 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 St Helens Avenue (SA1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Avenue (SA1 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Clews Mews. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Helen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Helen'S Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clews Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bullin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bullin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clews Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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