Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Salem Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 152nd 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 Salem Road (SA6 8LB) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salem Road (SA6 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Britannia Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartley Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salem Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plasmarl Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilfach Glyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plasmarl Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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