Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penmaen Terrace area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 312th highest crime rate of 785 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 Penmaen Terrace (SA1 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penmaen Terrace (SA1 6HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Humphrey Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penmaen Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chaddesley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Terrace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brooklands Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmaen Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pen-Y-Graig Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pen-Y-Graig Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanover Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullin'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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