Total Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.4 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 185.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Longford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bryn-coch South , and the 38th 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 Longford Road (SA10 7HF) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 223.9% higher than the Bryn-coch South average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Road (SA10 7HF), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Esgyn. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Penderyn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Heddwch —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Penderyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Longford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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