Total Crime Rate
197.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsden Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 67th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marsden Street (SA1 2DE) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Castle average (381.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 138.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsden Street (SA1 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Millwood Court. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Davies' Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Davies' Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ysgubor Fach Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ysgubor Fach Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baptist Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Symmons Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Symmons Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Symmons Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colbourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mainwaring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mainwaring Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furnace Way | Under investigation |
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