Total Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bay View area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bay View (SA1 8BB) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bay View (SA1 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pottery Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Thomas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilvey Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pottery Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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