Crime Rates at Hill Street, Swansea, SA1 6XU

Hill Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 120th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Street (SA1 6XU) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (SA1 6XU), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant Drive. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.