Total Crime Rate

411.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 411.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 275.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carmarthen Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 785 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 4BN) in the last 12 months was 411.0 per 1,000 residents and was 263.4% higher than the Cockett average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 440.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carmarthen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Cynore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Cynore —
Sep 2025Other crime Llwyn Helyg Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
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Data Sources

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