Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA1 8BR
How much crime is recorded in SA1 8BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Thomas
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
SA1 8BRSwansea
How safe is SA1 8BR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA1 8BR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA1 8BRNational
Shoplifting22.58.4
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order5.44.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.