Total Crime Rate

1360.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1360.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 446.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 271.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.7 9/10
  • Public order 141.3 10/10
  • Other theft 89.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.4 10/10
  • Drugs 40.9 10/10
  • Burglary 37.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Kingsway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 4th 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 The Kingsway (SA1 5JE) in the last 12 months was 1360.6 per 1,000 residents and was 249.9% higher than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 632.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Kingsway (SA1 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Road
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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