Total Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mansel Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bishopston , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mansel Drive (SA3 3AL) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Bishopston average (22.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mansel Drive (SA3 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Murton Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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