Total Crime Rate

775.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

418.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 775.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 418.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 317.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.9 10/10
  • Public order 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.9 10/10
  • Other theft 48.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.0 7/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ebenezer Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 9th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ebenezer Street (SA1 5BG) in the last 12 months was 775.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.4% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 418.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ebenezer Street (SA1 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Welcome Lane. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ebenezer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Fawr Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tontine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ebenezer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Ivey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belle Vue Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welcome Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs New Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tontine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ivey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Welcome Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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