Crime Rate in Dyffryn, ward

Dyffryn has the 15th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 3517th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dyffryn in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dyffryn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dyffryn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Terminus Hill. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.