Total Crime Rate

205.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.8 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 205.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mariner Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Castle , and the 63rd 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 Mariner Street (SA1 5BA) in the last 12 months was 205.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mariner Street (SA1 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 211 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welcome Lane (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mariner Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pottery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welcome Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welcome Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Strand
Apr 2026Other theft Ivey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ivey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ivey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ivey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Welcome Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welcome Lane
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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