Total Crime Rate

279.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 41st highest crime rate of 785 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 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 208.8% higher than the St Thomas average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 150.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% 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 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamberts Road (23 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Ynys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamberts Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberts Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Padley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Padley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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