Total Crime Rate

59.3 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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birchfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 392nd 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 Birchfield Road (SA3 5NA) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Mumbles average (37.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (SA3 5NA), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Green Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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