Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA1 8JX
How much crime is recorded in SA1 8JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Thomas
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
SA1 8JXSwansea
How safe is SA1 8JX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA1 8JX area, well 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8JXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary1.79.1
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.