Total Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moorland Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 785 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 Moorland Avenue (SA3 4UA) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorland Avenue (SA3 4UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollybush Close, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushwind Mews (1 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 | Appledore Place | Under investigation |
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