Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

High View area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Townhill , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High View (SA1 6US) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Townhill average (110.6 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High View (SA1 6US), the main crime hotspot is near Wilks Row. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campbell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dyfatty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waun-Wen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Baptist Well Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waun-Wen Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peter Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peter Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Symmons Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Symmons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Creidiol Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tegid Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creidiol Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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