Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 87th 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 Church Lane (SA18 1PF) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher than the Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera average (74.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (SA18 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Derwydd Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colbren Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Fynwent —
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Cae-Gurwen Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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