Total Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amman Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 131st highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Amman Road (SA18 1SW) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher than the Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amman Road (SA18 1SW), the main crime hotspot is near Maes Y Deri. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Groesffordd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Y Deri | Under investigation |
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