Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cockett , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 8JX) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gendros Drive (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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Megan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gendros Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Megan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Megan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Megan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torrington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Samuel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Burlais Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gendros Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clos Burlais Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gendros Drive —
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Data Sources

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