Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Swansea Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 173rd 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 Swansea Road (SA8 4BX) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swansea Road (SA8 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 20 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Llwynan Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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