Total Crime Rate

448.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.6 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 448.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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

Gwydr Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 20th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwydr Crescent (SA2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 448.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwydr Crescent (SA2 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwydr Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glanmor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanmor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Glanmor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwydr Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwydr Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwydr Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finsbury Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cwndonkin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clevedon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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