Total Crime Rate

189.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 36th highest crime rate of 479 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 High Street (SA8 4JA) in the last 12 months was 189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 276.1% higher than the Allt-wen average (50.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA8 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodfa Alltacham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fuller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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