Total Crime Rate

213.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winston Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 57th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winston Street (SA1 6XX) in the last 12 months was 213.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winston Street (SA1 6XX), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant Drive. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft New Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn-Y-Don Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tontine Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilks Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tontine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willows Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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