Total Crime Rate

211.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 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 211.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Pentyla Baglan Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 27th 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 Pentyla Baglan Road (SA12 8AA) in the last 12 months was 211.5 per 1,000 residents and was 258.8% higher than the Baglan average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentyla Baglan Road (SA12 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Wellfield Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentyla Baglan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knight Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llewellyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentyla-Baglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gwendoline Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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