Total Crime Rate

420.6 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 420.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Uplands Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 21st highest crime rate of 785 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 Uplands Crescent (SA2 0NP) in the last 12 months was 420.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 130.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Uplands Crescent (SA2 0NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Lane (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Uplands Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Belgrave Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Glanmor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwydr Crescent
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwydr Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwydr Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwydr Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gwydr Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwydr Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glanmor Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uplands Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uplands Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Uplands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Uplands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Crescent
Sep 2025Drugs Eaton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Belgrave Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glanmor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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