Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Swn Yr Afon area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 113th 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 Swn Yr Afon (SA10 8LA) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher than the Aberdulais average (50.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swn Yr Afon (SA10 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Felin. Police recorded 19 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 Swn Yr Afon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fforest Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fforest Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scwd-Yr-Afon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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