Crime Rates at Pentyla Baglan Road, Port Talbot, SA12 8DR

Pentyla Baglan Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 118th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pentyla Baglan Road (SA12 8DR) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentyla Baglan Road (SA12 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Terrace (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.