Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Walter Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 65th highest crime rate of 785 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 5RW) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 236.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Road (SA1 5RW), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 64 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 (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4290 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Rhydychen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Page Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brooklands Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4290 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Richardson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhondda Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhondda 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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