Crime Rates at Maes Street, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8ES

Maes Street 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 Maes Street (SA1 8ES) 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 Maes Street (SA1 8ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee Street, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamberts Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.