Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Symmons Street area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 295th highest 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 Symmons Street (SA1 6FT) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symmons Street (SA1 6FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millwood Court, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High View (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Symmons Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waun-Wen Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waun-Wen Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ysgubor Fach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ysgubor Fach Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millwood Court 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 Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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