Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 138.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Marsden 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marsden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ysgubor Fach Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ysgubor Fach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symmons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mainwaring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainwaring Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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