Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Penygraig Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 337th 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 Penygraig Road (SA1 6HT) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penygraig Road (SA1 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Humphrey Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penygraig Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadwaladr Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humphrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Thomas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Thomas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpellier Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadwaladr Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadwaladr Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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