Total Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Glanllechau area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 479 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 Heol Glanllechau (SA8 3AP) in the last 12 months was 229.2 per 1,000 residents and was 355.3% higher than the Allt-wen average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Glanllechau (SA8 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lon Tanyrallt (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Glanllechau area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrhiwiau Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4067 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A4067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4067 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Glanllechau Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Glanllechau —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Tanyrallt —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llys Glanrafon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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