Total Crime Rate
3179.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess Way area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 785 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 Princess Way (SA1 5HF) in the last 12 months was 3179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 717.6% higher than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 352 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 9.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 462 (β 1560.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Way (SA1 5HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 382 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Square (184 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Dragon Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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