Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Neath Port Talbot has the 149th 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 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Wales country average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Neath Port Talbot’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5,215 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 22 cases , up 4.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 108.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -39.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6,652 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 84.3 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neath North | 244.9 | 160.6 (191%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Aberavon | 155.0 | 70.7 (84%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Neath East | 123.0 | 38.7 (46%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Sandfields East | 115.2 | 31.0 (37%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Port Talbot | 113.6 | 29.4 (35%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Briton Ferry East | 109.8 | 25.6 (30%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Sandfields West | 100.9 | 16.7 (20%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Briton Ferry West | 93.2 | 9.0 (11%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Margam and Tai-bach | 91.6 | 7.3 (9%) | High 8/10 |
| 10 | Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters | 85.4 | 1.2 (1%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Blaengwrach and Glynneath West | 83.3 | -0.9 (-1%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Neath South | 82.6 | -1.7 (-2%) | High 7/10 |
| 13 | Gwynfi and Croeserw | 80.4 | -3.9 (-5%) | High 7/10 |
| 14 | Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera | 76.7 | -7.6 (-9%) | High 7/10 |
| 15 | Pontardawe | 76.2 | -8.0 (-10%) | High 7/10 |
| 16 | Cymer and Glyncorrwg | 76.1 | -8.2 (-10%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Coedffranc Central | 75.1 | -9.2 (-11%) | High 7/10 |
| 18 | Coedffranc North | 73.8 | -10.5 (-12%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman | 69.8 | -14.5 (-17%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 20 | Allt-wen | 66.6 | -17.7 (-21%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 21 | Dyffryn | 62.9 | -21.4 (-25%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Bryn-coch South | 58.0 | -26.2 (-31%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Bryn and Cwmavon | 54.1 | -30.2 (-36%) | Low 4/10 |
| 24 | Baglan | 52.8 | -31.4 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 25 | Trebanos | 51.4 | -32.9 (-39%) | Low 4/10 |
| 26 | Godre'r Graig | 50.6 | -33.7 (-40%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Resolven and Tonna | 49.6 | -34.7 (-41%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Aberdulais | 49.1 | -35.2 (-42%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | Cimla and Pelenna | 47.4 | -36.8 (-44%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Cadoxton | 45.3 | -38.9 (-46%) | Low 3/10 |
| 31 | Glynneath Central and East | 42.4 | -41.9 (-50%) | Low 3/10 |
| 32 | Coedffranc West | 39.2 | -45.1 (-53%) | Low 3/10 |
| 33 | Rhos | 31.5 | -52.8 (-63%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 34 | Bryn-coch North | 20.7 | -63.6 (-75%) | Very low 1/10 |
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