Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 234th lowest crime rate of 785 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 8DR) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the St Thomas average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Elmo Avenue (SA1 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Headland Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Elmo Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Elmo Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mackworth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mackworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mackworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morfa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaumont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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