Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Bay View Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Coedffranc Central , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bay View Gardens (SA10 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay View Gardens (SA10 6NJ), the main crime hotspot is near M4. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bay View Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teg Fan
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bay View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teg Fan
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bay View Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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