Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alpha Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alpha Place (SA12 8DL) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Baglan average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alpha Place (SA12 8DL), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alpha Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alpha Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashgrove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duport Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashgrove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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