Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elder Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 128th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elder Road (SA12 8LU) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Road (SA12 8LU), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Road Approach. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Ddraenen Wen —
Apr 2026Burglary Sycamore Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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