Crime Rate in Bryn-coch South, ward

Bryn-coch South has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 3167th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Bryn-coch South in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bryn-coch South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -93.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bryn-coch South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.