Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.7 6/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Cross Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 386th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Cross Lane (SA3 5LS) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% higher than the Mumbles average (37.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Cross Lane (SA3 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Baywood Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Cross Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brooklyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baywood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baywood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baywood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baywood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alderwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Cartersford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amy Dillwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baywood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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