Total Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 162.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Westland Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westland Avenue (SA3 5NR) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 338.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Avenue (SA3 5NR), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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