Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brecon Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brecon Road (SA8 4PW) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Road (SA8 4PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4603, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brecon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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