Crime Rate in St Thomas, ward

St Thomas has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 2156th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in St Thomas in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Thomas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 215 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Thomas ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Lee Street, with 44 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.