Total Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overland Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Overland Road (SA3 4LL) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Mumbles average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overland Road (SA3 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walters Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mumbles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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