Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walter Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walter Road (SA1 5NN) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Road (SA1 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Clews Mews. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4290 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street 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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