Total Crime Rate
211.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
157.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dinas 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 Dinas Baglan Road (SA12 8AE) 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 Dinas Baglan Road (SA12 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Dinas Baglan Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Baglan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinas Baglan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinas Baglan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinas Baglan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinas Baglan Road | — |
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