Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Gwyrddgoed Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 477 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 Gwyrddgoed Road (SA8 4NH) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 11 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 Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwyrddgoed Road (SA8 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Rodfa Alltacham. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwyrddgoed Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon-Y-Coed —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Rodfa Alltacham Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rodfa Alltacham Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon-Y-Coed Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Iago —
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Data Sources

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