Total Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Higher Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mumbles , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Lane (SA3 4PS) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Mumbles average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Higher Lane (SA3 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistleboon Gardens, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swansea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tichbourne Street | — |
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