Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Old Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Coedffranc Central , and the 189th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (SA10 6LR) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SA10 6LR), 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 Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christopher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabernacle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabernacle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabernacle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parc Onen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parc Andrew Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caenant Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parc Glas Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardonnel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wern Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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