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Castle: your area

Castle ward · Swansea. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 37% here, compared with 18% across Swansea (19.3 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 33% here, compared with 19% across Swansea (14.4 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 29.8% here, compared with 21.2% across Swansea (8.6 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

14%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,845 out of 13,192.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

10.3%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,361 out of 13,191.

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People counted in the census

13,191

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

13,191 out of 13,191.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.4%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,403 out of 11,589.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

65.3%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

4,118 out of 6,311.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

29.8%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,880 out of 6,311.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

23.4%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,708 out of 11,589.

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Homes rented privately

37%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,355 out of 6,312.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

33%

21 March 2021 · Castle ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,113 out of 6,312.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Castle ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

4,855 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 4,771 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Castle ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 406 mapped crimes in September 2024; 434 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Castle
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202440653
October 202442054
November 202438148
December 202438651
January 202533564
February 202540362
March 202540279
April 202542585
May 202544694
June 202539879
July 202539169
August 202537873
September 202534650
October 202540740
November 202539965
December 202535275
January 202636559
February 202632642
March 202642545
April 202645067
May 202648059
June 202642759
July 202644460
August 202643485
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime1,902
shoplifting834
public order604
drugs358
criminal damage arson289
other theft285
vehicle crime155
burglary90
other crime88
possession of weapons65
theft from the person64
robbery63
bicycle theft58
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →