Total Crime Rate

223.3 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 223.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heol Penderyn area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bryn-coch South , and the 28th 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 Heol Penderyn (SA10 7LH) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 293.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Penderyn (SA10 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Esgyn. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Penderyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Glynfelin Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Esgyn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Penderyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Heddwch —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Heddwch Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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