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Crime · Abertawe
Reported crime in the community of Castle
5,887 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 404 per 1,000 residents.
The figures on this page are for the community of Castle, which includes Abertawe. There are no separate figures for Abertawe. What each figure covers
Total incidents
5,887
Rate / 1,000
404
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,979 | 34% |
| Shoplifting | 911 | 15% |
| Anti social behaviour | 758 | 13% |
| Public order | 640 | 11% |
| Drugs | 367 | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 306 | 5% |
| Other theft | 302 | 5% |
| Vehicle crime | 174 | 3% |
| Burglary | 95 | 2% |
| Other crime | 88 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 68 | 1% |
| Robbery | 67 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 67 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 65 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 156 | 169 | 187 | 158 | 138 | 136 | 141 | 179 | 171 | 199 | 171 | 174 | 1979 |
| Shoplifting | 63 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 47 | 99 | 98 | 112 | 58 | 87 | 79 | 911 |
| Anti social behaviour | 53 | 42 | 69 | 77 | 62 | 45 | 55 | 77 | 63 | 60 | 66 | 89 | 758 |
| Public order | 48 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 69 | 69 | 79 | 69 | 640 |
| Drugs | 24 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 367 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 306 |
| Other theft | 18 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 302 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 174 |
| Burglary | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 95 |
| Other crime | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 88 |
| Theft from the person | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 68 |
| Robbery | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 67 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 67 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 65 |
| Total | 427 | 471 | 494 | 449 | 441 | 381 | 503 | 547 | 566 | 514 | 537 | 557 | 5887 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Abertawe, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 14,586.