Total Crime Rate

246.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.2 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 246.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mumbles , and the 46th 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 Newton Road (SA3 4AS) in the last 12 months was 246.6 per 1,000 residents and was 531.6% higher than the Mumbles average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (SA3 4AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walters Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walters Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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