Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Banwen Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 223rd lowest 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 Banwen Lane (SA8 3DH) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower than the Allt-wen average (65.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banwen Lane (SA8 3DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Golau, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Graig Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Banwen Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyffryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dyffryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bryn Golau Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyffryn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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