Total Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Somerset Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mumbles , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 783 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 Somerset Road (SA3 4PG) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Mumbles average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerset Road (SA3 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Gower Place. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Drive | Under investigation |
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