Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Hill Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bishopston , and the 215th highest crime rate of 784 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 North Hill Lane (SA3 2HB) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 333.6% higher than the Bishopston average (23.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Hill Lane (SA3 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near North Hills Lane, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Hill Lane area

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Data Sources

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