Crime Rate in Sandfields West, ward

Sandfields West has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 1770th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Sandfields West in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sandfields West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 312 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 403 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sandfields West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Afandale. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.