Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alderwood Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mumbles , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alderwood Road (SA3 5JD) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.5% higher than the Mumbles average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderwood Road (SA3 5JD), the main crime hotspot is near Baywood Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ilston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimble Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sweet Briar Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Baywood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
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Data Sources

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