Total Crime Rate

258.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 258.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fabian Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 783 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 Fabian Way (SA1 8PA) in the last 12 months was 258.5 per 1,000 residents and was 230.4% higher than the St Thomas average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fabian Way (SA1 8PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevans Row, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robert Owen Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fabian Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Robert Owen Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Robert Owen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Robert Owen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Robert Owen Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary David Williams Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bevans Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bevans Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft David Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wern Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafog Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafog Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelli Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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