Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bernard Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bernard Street (SA2 0BR) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (SA2 0BR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bernard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwydr Crescent
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynmill Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aylesbury Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gwydr Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwydr Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Eaton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rhyddings Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finsbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwydr Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwydr Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finsbury Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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