Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gellideg area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 479 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 Gellideg (SA8 4LY) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gellideg (SA8 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Cysgod-Y-Fro. Police recorded 18 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 Gellideg area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Londeg Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Londeg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Y Waun Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lon-Y-Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lon-Y-Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tal Y Fro Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cysgod-Y-Fro —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cysgod-Y-Fro Under investigation
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Data Sources

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