Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Elmo Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 220th 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 St Elmo Avenue (SA1 8DP) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Elmo Avenue (SA1 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morfa Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morris Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Elmo Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilvey Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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