Total Crime Rate

78.0 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brynneuadd area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 194th 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 Brynneuadd (SA18 1TS) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynneuadd (SA18 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Maes Gareth Edwards. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brynneuadd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Gareth Edwards —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Gareth Edwards Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Gareth Edwards Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Gareth Edwards Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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