Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Linden Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mumbles , and the 300th highest 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 Linden Avenue (SA3 5LE) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 10 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 ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Avenue (SA3 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairwood Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimble Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sweet Briar Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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