Total Crime Rate

168.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Swansea Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 50th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swansea Road (SA8 4AB) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swansea Road (SA8 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swansea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Iago —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ynisderw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ynisderw Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Rodfa Alltacham Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rodfa Alltacham Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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