Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 87.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elmgrove Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mumbles , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmgrove Road (SA3 5LD) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 124.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmgrove Road (SA3 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Fairwood Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmgrove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Bank Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Birchfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Cypress Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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