Total Crime Rate

342.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 342.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 169.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 29th 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 8AW) in the last 12 months was 342.3 per 1,000 residents and was 337.6% higher than the St Thomas average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SA1 8AW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft East Burrows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Jernegan Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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