Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kildare Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Cwmbwrla , and the 205th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kildare Street (SA5 9PH) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% higher than the Cwmbwrla average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kildare Street (SA5 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pleasant Row, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walters Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kildare Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Monterey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monterey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pleasant Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penfilia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pleasant Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bohun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Millwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Arthur Morris Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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