Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Public order 62.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christopher Road area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Coedffranc Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christopher Road (SA10 6LD) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 215.6% higher than the Coedffranc Central average (78.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 8 cases , up 700.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 160.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Road (SA10 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Wern Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christopher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wern Road —
Apr 2026Public order Wern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parc Onen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golwg Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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