Crime Rate in Glynneath Central and East, ward

Glynneath Central and East has the 4th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 1515th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Glynneath Central and East in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Glynneath Central and East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Glynneath Central and East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Merthyr Road, with 9 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heathfield Avenue (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.