Crime Rate in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera, ward

Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 3062nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.