Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Matthews Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 477 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 Matthews Street (SA13 3BD) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% higher than the Aberdulais average (50.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthews Street (SA13 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Yr Afon, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brick Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Matthews Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Y Coed Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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