Total Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowan Tree Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Tree Avenue (SA12 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Baglan average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowan Tree Avenue (SA12 8EZ), 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 Baglan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentwyn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
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