Crime Rates at Walter Road, Swansea, SA1 5RS

Walter Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 16th 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 Walter Road (SA1 5RS) in the last 12 months was 540.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Road (SA1 5RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphrey Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vaughan Thomas Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.