Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Neath 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 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Wales country average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Neath Port Talbot’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5,164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 35 cases , down -7.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 46.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -30.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6,652 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 81.3 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neath North | 273.8 | 192.5 (237%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Aberavon | 139.5 | 58.2 (72%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Neath East | 119.2 | 37.9 (47%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Sandfields East | 108.8 | 27.5 (34%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Port Talbot | 108.2 | 27.0 (33%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Sandfields West | 97.2 | 16.0 (20%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Briton Ferry East | 95.7 | 14.4 (18%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Margam and Tai-bach | 90.4 | 9.2 (11%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Neath South | 84.1 | 2.8 (3%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Briton Ferry West | 82.4 | 1.2 (1%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Blaengwrach and Glynneath West | 80.4 | -0.8 (-1%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Pontardawe | 79.3 | -1.9 (-2%) | High 7/10 |
| 13 | Coedffranc Central | 78.9 | -2.4 (-3%) | High 7/10 |
| 14 | Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera | 75.9 | -5.3 (-7%) | High 7/10 |
| 15 | Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters | 71.4 | -9.8 (-12%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Gwynfi and Croeserw | 70.7 | -10.5 (-13%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 17 | Cymer and Glyncorrwg | 69.9 | -11.4 (-14%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 18 | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman | 65.6 | -15.7 (-19%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Cadoxton | 60.5 | -20.8 (-26%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Dyffryn | 59.4 | -21.9 (-27%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Baglan | 59.0 | -22.3 (-27%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Bryn-coch South | 57.3 | -24.0 (-30%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Coedffranc North | 54.2 | -27.1 (-33%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 24 | Resolven and Tonna | 50.4 | -30.9 (-38%) | Low 4/10 |
| 25 | Allt-wen | 50.3 | -30.9 (-38%) | Low 4/10 |
| 26 | Bryn and Cwmavon | 48.8 | -32.5 (-40%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Aberdulais | 48.7 | -32.6 (-40%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Glynneath Central and East | 45.9 | -35.4 (-44%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | Cimla and Pelenna | 45.0 | -36.3 (-45%) | Low 3/10 |
| 30 | Godre'r Graig | 42.4 | -38.9 (-48%) | Low 3/10 |
| 31 | Coedffranc West | 38.6 | -42.7 (-53%) | Low 3/10 |
| 32 | Trebanos | 32.0 | -49.3 (-61%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 33 | Rhos | 31.5 | -49.8 (-61%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 34 | Bryn-coch North | 18.8 | -62.5 (-77%) | Very low 1/10 |
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