Total Crime Rate

205.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 205.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ysgol Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 785 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 Ysgol Street (SA1 8LE) in the last 12 months was 205.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ysgol Street (SA1 8LE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ysgol Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Danygraig Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Illtyd'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gelli Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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