Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA3 4BU
How much crime is recorded in SA3 4BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mumbles & Newton
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,343 (2024)
SA3 4BUSwansea
How safe is SA3 4BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA3 4BU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA3 4BUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Public order7.34.6
Shoplifting7.08.4
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.