Crime Rates at Carmarthen Road, Fforestfach, Swansea, SA5 4AE

Carmarthen Road area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 26th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 4AE) in the last 12 months was 364.6 per 1,000 residents and was 226.4% higher than the Cockett average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Calfaria, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Madlen (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.