Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marcroft Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in St Thomas , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marcroft Road (SA1 8DG) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the St Thomas average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marcroft Road (SA1 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Robert Owen Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevans Row —
Sep 2025Public order Marcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marcroft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crymlyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ruston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ruston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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