Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

March Hywel area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 175th highest crime rate of 477 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 March Hywel (SA8 3HF) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around March Hywel (SA8 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near March Hywel. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in March Hywel area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maes Rhosyn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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