Crime Rate in Pontardawe, ward

Pontardawe has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 2634th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontardawe in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontardawe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontardawe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cysgod-Y-Fro, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Clos Nant Ddu (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.