Total Crime Rate

258.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.6 8/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (SA1 8AL) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 229.9% higher than the St Thomas average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SA1 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamberts Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamberts Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marina Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Villas —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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