Crime Rate in Sandfields West, ward

Sandfields West has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 1788th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Sandfields West in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sandfields West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 385 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sandfields West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Afandale. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.