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 8PN) 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 8PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marcroft Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruston Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marcroft Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ruston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ruston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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