Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.6 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • 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

Ynysmeudwy Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Allt-wen , and the 161st 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 Ynysmeudwy Road (SA8 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ynysmeudwy Road (SA8 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Nant Ddu. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ynysmeudwy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gellyfowy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gellyfowy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Nant Ddu Under investigation
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Data Sources

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