Total Crime Rate
51.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Margaret Terrace area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 385th lowest crime rate of 783 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 Margaret Terrace (SA1 8HN) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Margaret Terrace (SA1 8HN), the main crime hotspot is near Lee Street. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Thomas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Starling Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lee Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Starling Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwynne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Upton Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Starling Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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