Crime Rate in Mumbles, ward

Mumbles has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Swansea district and the 1336th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Mumbles in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Swansea district average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mumbles’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mumbles ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Limeslade Drive. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.