Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bryn Golau area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 185th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bryn Golau (SA8 3AF) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Allt-wen average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bryn Golau (SA8 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Glanllechau, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allt-wen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Parc | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A4067 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heol Glanllechau | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Glanllechau | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A4067 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4067 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyffryn Road | Under investigation |
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