Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 31.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Alderway area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Mumbles , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 783 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 Alderway (SA3 5PD) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Mumbles average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderway (SA3 5PD), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In West Cross

Crime Over Time in Alderway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Druslyn Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alder Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Bank Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑