Fairwater vs Mumbles

Fairwater has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,278 crimes in the last 12 months. Mumbles has a safety score of 60/100 (Average) with 298 crimes. Mumbles scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Fairwater shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Mumbles shows -6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Fairwater, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (455 incidents). In Mumbles, it is Violent Crime (115 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Fairwater recorded 190 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mumbles recorded 49. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Fairwater totalled 455 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 115 in Mumbles. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Fairwater recorded 1,447 crimes (now 1,278, a change of -11.7%). Mumbles recorded 317 crimes previously (now 298, -6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Fairwater has a resolution rate of 22.6% and Mumbles has 15.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Fairwater falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Mumbles is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Fairwater and Mumbles. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.