Total Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairwood Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairwood Drive (SA12 8NT) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairwood Drive (SA12 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Dell, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairwood Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Llys Mamets Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairwood Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Oakdene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pentwyn Baglan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pentwyn Baglan Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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