Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaret Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Street (SA1 8HT) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the St Thomas average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Street (SA1 8HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lee Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamberts Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upton Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starling Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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