Crime Rate in Port Talbot, ward

Port Talbot has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 1412th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Port Talbot in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Port Talbot’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 262 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 352 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Port Talbot ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Port Talbot Parkway. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.