Total Crime Rate

243.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.1 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 243.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • 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
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Martyns Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters , and the 20th 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 Martyns Avenue (SA10 9DP) in the last 12 months was 243.8 per 1,000 residents and was 241.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martyns Avenue (SA10 9DP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Martyns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Hen Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heol Hen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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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