Total Crime Rate

137.0 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carmarthen Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carmarthen Road (SA1 1HS) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA1 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Griffith John Street. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carmarthen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Baptist Well Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dyfatty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Row —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenhill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cwm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pont-Y-Glasdwr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffith John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Matthew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Symmons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Symmons Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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