Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Brynglas Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bryn and Cwmavon , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brynglas Avenue (SA12 9LE) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynglas Avenue (SA12 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brynbryddan, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cefncoed Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brynglas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cefncoed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefncoed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cefncoed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwmclais Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwmclais Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Foel Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cae Copor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Cwm Mawr Under investigation
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Data Sources

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