Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mayals Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bishopston , and the 340th 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 Mayals Road (SA3 5BT) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% higher than the Bishopston average (22.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayals Road (SA3 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heneage Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mumbles Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mumbles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heneage Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mumbles Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mumbles Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mumbles Road | — |
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