Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Waun Sterw area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 88th highest crime rate of 479 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 Waun Sterw (SA8 4NF) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 153.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waun Sterw (SA8 4NF), 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 Waun Sterw area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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 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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