Total Crime Rate

875.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

337.4 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 875.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 337.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.9 10/10
  • Drugs 192.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.6 10/10
  • Public order 82.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Other crime 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Kingsway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 8th 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 The Kingsway (SA1 5LA) in the last 12 months was 875.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.7% 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 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 68.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 337.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Kingsway (SA1 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/199)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Willows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willows Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willows Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place 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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