Total Crime Rate

428.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 428.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.8 10/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roman Way area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bryn-coch South , and the 8th highest crime rate of 477 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 Roman Way (SA10 7BG) in the last 12 months was 428.0 per 1,000 residents and was 654.6% higher than the Bryn-coch South average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 231.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Way (SA10 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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