Total Crime Rate

62.5 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Primrose Row area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 228th 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 Primrose Row (SA8 4AE) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Row (SA8 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rodfa Alltacham Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rodfa Alltacham Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Iago

Data Sources

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