Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pontneathvaughan Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Blaengwrach and Glynneath West , and the 153rd lowest 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 Pontneathvaughan Road (SA11 5AR) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Blaengwrach and Glynneath West average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontneathvaughan Road (SA11 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brynhyfryd, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Park (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pontneathvaughan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order A465 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynhyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ynyslas Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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