Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA1 8EA
How much crime is recorded in SA1 8EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Thomas
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
SA1 8EASwansea
How safe is SA1 8EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA1 8EA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8EANational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.