Total Crime Rate

81.0 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 81.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bethany Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Mumbles , and the 287th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bethany Lane (SA3 5UB) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethany Lane (SA3 5UB), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Place. Police recorded 42 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 Bethany Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brooklyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alderwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cartersford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Amy Dillwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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