Total Crime Rate

373.0 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 373.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Public order 65.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 31st 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 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 373.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 229.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 229.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA5 8NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Millwood Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Major Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peter Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cilfrow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cilfrow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cilfrow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lydbrook Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Lydbrook Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peter Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwmfelin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millwood Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millwood Court —
Sep 2025Public order Symmons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Symmons Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Allaway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cilfrow Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Davies' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Rowland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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