Total Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 18.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Chestnut Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 479 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 Chestnut Road (SA12 8PS) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Baglan average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (SA12 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 15 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 Chestnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sycamore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Ddraenen Wen —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
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Data Sources

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