Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St James Crescent area has the 57th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 185th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Crescent (SA1 6DR) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Crescent (SA1 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Lane (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bullin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bullin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bonville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpellier Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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