Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Pen Y Mynydd area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 180th 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 Pen Y Mynydd (SA13 3RL) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Aberdulais average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Mynydd (SA13 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunny Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Mynydd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Syr William —
Apr 2026Public order Heol Syr William Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Syr William Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Coed Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pen-Y-Mynydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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