Total Crime Rate

359.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 359.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 193.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 28th 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 8HS) in the last 12 months was 359.3 per 1,000 residents and was 221.6% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Calfaria. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 13 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Calfaria —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clos Calfaria Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clos Calfaria Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clos Calfaria Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Calfaria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Calfaria Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwm Du Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Calfaria Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Calfaria Under investigation
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Data Sources

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