Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bryn-coch South , and the 108th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (SA10 7LR) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SA10 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Terminus Hill. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd-Y-Mynach —
Apr 2026Drugs Terminus Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ffordd-Y-Mynach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ffordd-Y-Mynach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Hill —
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Data Sources

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