Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bettsland area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 256th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bettsland (SA3 5PH) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% higher than the Mumbles average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 12 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bettsland (SA3 5PH), 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 Bettsland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Way 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 2025Public order Green Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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