Total Crime Rate

21.7 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 21.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Baglan , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (SA12 8TR) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SA12 8TR), the main crime hotspot is near Swan Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road Approach —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duport Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alpha Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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