Total Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 273.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pen Y Banc area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters , and the 18th 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 Pen Y Banc (SA10 9AB) in the last 12 months was 273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% higher than the Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Banc (SA10 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Hen. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters

Crime Over Time in Pen Y Banc area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cae Mawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bryn Bedd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Hen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Banc —
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Data Sources

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