Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harcourt Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 163rd lowest 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 Harcourt Street (SA1 6JF) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harcourt Street (SA1 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Vaughan Thomas Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rhondda Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tan Y Marian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynsifi Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brynsifi Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chaddesley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brynsifi Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Constitution Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Creidiol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Creidiol Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portia Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhondda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rhondda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Promenade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constitution Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Thomas Lane | Under investigation |
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