Total Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 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 32nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 81st highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Avenue (SA1 4NN) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Avenue (SA1 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyddings Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynmill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Road South
Apr 2026Other crime St Helen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Helen'S Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finsbury Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay View Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bay View Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Helen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynmill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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