Total Crime Rate

201.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 201.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 27th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 65th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walter Road (SA1 5RT) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Road (SA1 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 82 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 (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4290 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Rhydychen —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4290 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4290 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Page Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Page Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpellier Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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