Total Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Notts Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 783 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 Notts Gardens (SA2 0RU) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Notts Gardens (SA2 0RU), the main crime hotspot is near Powys Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Uplands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westfa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfa Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfa Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townhill Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
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