Total Crime Rate
420.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Uplands 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belgrave Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glanmor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanmor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gwydr Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gwydr Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gwydr Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gwydr Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gwydr Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwydr Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glanmor Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Uplands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Uplands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eaton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belgrave Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgrave Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Belgrave Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glanmor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
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