Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wallace Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 359th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wallace Road (SA1 8HA) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the St Thomas average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Road (SA1 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee Street, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamberts Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wallace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Margaret Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Osterley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Osterley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberts Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamberts Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberts Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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