Crime Rate in Dyffryn, ward

Dyffryn has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 3598th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dyffryn in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dyffryn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dyffryn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Heol Esgyn, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Terminus Hill (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.