Crime Rate in Pontardawe, ward

Pontardawe has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 3021st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontardawe in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontardawe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontardawe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ffordd Parc Ynysderw, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Gellyfowy Road (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.