Crime Rate in Sandfields East, ward

Sandfields East has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 1374th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Sandfields East in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sandfields East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 305 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 390 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sandfields East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.