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Crime in SA1 8SB

How much crime is recorded in SA1 8SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
St Thomas
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,594 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA1 8SB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA1 8SB 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8SBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Other theft4.94.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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