Total Crime Rate

261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 261.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Burglary 42.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willow Way area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 18th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Way (SA12 8TP) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 343.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Way (SA12 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Road Approach, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pinewood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glan Hafren Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Ddraenen Wen —
Apr 2026Burglary Sycamore Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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