Total Crime Rate
83.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Neath Port Talbot has the 144th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales.
The overall crime rate in Neath Port Talbot in the last 12 months was 83.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Wales country average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Neath Port Talbot’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5,093 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 22 cases , up 4.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 107.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -43.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6,528 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 83.4 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neath North | 244.4 | 160.9 (193%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Aberavon | 156.8 | 73.4 (88%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Neath East | 122.3 | 38.9 (47%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Sandfields East | 117.4 | 34.0 (41%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Briton Ferry East | 110.5 | 27.1 (33%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Port Talbot | 110.0 | 26.6 (32%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Sandfields West | 99.5 | 16.0 (19%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Briton Ferry West | 92.9 | 9.5 (11%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Margam and Tai-bach | 90.0 | 6.6 (8%) | High 8/10 |
| 10 | Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters | 85.2 | 1.8 (2%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Blaengwrach and Glynneath West | 83.0 | -0.4 (-0%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Neath South | 82.2 | -1.2 (-1%) | High 7/10 |
| 13 | Cymer and Glyncorrwg | 79.5 | -3.9 (-5%) | High 7/10 |
| 14 | Pontardawe | 75.4 | -8.1 (-10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera | 74.6 | -8.8 (-11%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Gwynfi and Croeserw | 73.8 | -9.6 (-11%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 17 | Coedffranc North | 73.8 | -9.7 (-12%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 18 | Coedffranc Central | 73.3 | -10.2 (-12%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman | 70.5 | -12.9 (-15%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 20 | Allt-wen | 65.1 | -18.3 (-22%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 21 | Dyffryn | 62.1 | -21.3 (-26%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Bryn-coch South | 56.7 | -26.7 (-32%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Bryn and Cwmavon | 54.2 | -29.2 (-35%) | Low 4/10 |
| 24 | Godre'r Graig | 52.5 | -30.9 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 25 | Trebanos | 51.9 | -31.5 (-38%) | Low 4/10 |
| 26 | Baglan | 50.3 | -33.1 (-40%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Aberdulais | 50.0 | -33.4 (-40%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Resolven and Tonna | 47.0 | -36.4 (-44%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | Cimla and Pelenna | 46.8 | -36.6 (-44%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Cadoxton | 40.7 | -42.7 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 31 | Glynneath Central and East | 38.8 | -44.6 (-54%) | Low 3/10 |
| 32 | Coedffranc West | 37.5 | -46.0 (-55%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 33 | Rhos | 32.7 | -50.8 (-61%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 34 | Bryn-coch North | 21.6 | -61.8 (-74%) | Very low 1/10 |
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