Total Crime Rate
2.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edward Street area has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (SA8 3DB) in the last 12 months was 2.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the Allt-wen average (65.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Edward Street (SA8 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Gelli Wen, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dyffryn Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allt-wen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dyffryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyffryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyffryn Road | Under investigation |
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