Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 177th 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 Old Road (SA12 8LL) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SA12 8LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bethel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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