Crime Rates at Penllyn, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, SA12 9NW

Penllyn area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bryn and Cwmavon , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 477 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 Penllyn (SA12 9NW) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 236.1% higher than the Bryn and Cwmavon average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 320.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penllyn (SA12 9NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol-Jiwbili (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.