Total Crime Rate

160.9 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 160.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 54th 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 Swansea Road (SA8 4BY) in the last 12 months was 160.9 per 1,000 residents and was 147.0% 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 27 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 ( 440.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swansea Road (SA8 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol-Y-Llwynan (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swansea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Llwynan Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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