Total Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pentwyn Baglan Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 479 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 Pentwyn Baglan Road (SA12 8EB) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Baglan average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pentwyn Baglan Road (SA12 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Thornbury Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Port Talbot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Dell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richley Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentwyn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
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