Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brynamman Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 168th lowest 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 Brynamman Road (SA18 1TR) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brynamman Road (SA18 1TR), the main crime hotspot is near Maes Gareth Edwards. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 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 | Public order | Maes Gareth Edwards | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Godfrey | Under investigation |
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