Total Crime Rate

132.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.3 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 132.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scwd Yr Afon area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 77th 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 Scwd Yr Afon (SA10 8LB) in the last 12 months was 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 172.6% higher than the Aberdulais average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scwd Yr Afon (SA10 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Scwd-Yr-Afon. Police recorded 26 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 Scwd Yr Afon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dulais Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Felin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dulais Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dulais Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dulais Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fforest Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cefn-Yr-Allt —
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Data Sources

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