Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 98.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • 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

Heol Heddwch area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters , and the 125th highest crime rate of 479 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 Heol Heddwch (SA10 9AL) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher than the Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Heddwch (SA10 9AL), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Hen. Police recorded 21 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 Heol Heddwch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Heol Hen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Heol Heddwch Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryn Bedd Under investigation
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Data Sources

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