Total Crime Rate

217.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 217.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carmarthen Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 56th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 4BR) in the last 12 months was 217.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 4BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ffordd Cynore, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carmarthen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd Cynore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gelli Deg —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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