Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Kings Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 232nd highest 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 Kings Road (SA1 8PP) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher 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 Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SA1 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Villas —
Apr 2026Public order Marina Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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