Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pen Yr Alley Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Coedffranc Central , and the 196th 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 Pen Yr Alley Avenue (SA10 6YP) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Yr Alley Avenue (SA10 6YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wern Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near M4 (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Yr Alley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parc Onen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wern Road —
Apr 2026Public order Wern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bay View Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bay View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teg Fan —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teg Fan —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southall Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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