Crime Rates at Wallace Road, St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8HD

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 8HD) 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 8HD), 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.