Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rhyd Y Pennau area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bryn-coch North , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 477 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 Rhyd Y Pennau (SA10 7RD) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% higher than the Bryn-coch North average (21.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhyd Y Pennau (SA10 7RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llwyn Helyg, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dyffryn Woods (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rhyd Y Pennau area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Helyg —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sunnybank Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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