Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penygraig Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 146th lowest 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 Penygraig Road (SA8 3BS) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penygraig Road (SA8 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Banwen Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryn Golau (5 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyffryn Road | Under investigation |
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