Total Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.3 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 163.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Maes Gwyn area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 55th 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 Maes Gwyn (SA10 8LD) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 235.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Gwyn (SA10 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 26 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 Maes Gwyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochr Y Gamlas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochr Y Gamlas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochr Y Gamlas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochr Y Gamlas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Penscynor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penscynor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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