Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 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 110.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Market Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bryn and Cwmavon , and the 107th 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 Old Market Place (SA12 9DA) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% higher than the Bryn and Cwmavon average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Market Place (SA12 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brynbryddan, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penllyn (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Cwm Mawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Market Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Row —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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