Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Baptist Well Place area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 296th 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 Baptist Well Place (SA1 6FD) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baptist Well Place (SA1 6FD), the main crime hotspot is near Griffith John Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baptist Well Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Griffith John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tontine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Tontine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tontine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tontine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Griffith John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethesda Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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