Total Crime Rate

278.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 278.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Portia Terrace area has the 20th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 42nd 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 Portia Terrace (SA1 6XW) in the last 12 months was 278.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portia Terrace (SA1 6XW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Portia Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhondda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willows Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jones Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portia Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rhondda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhondda Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Drive
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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