Crime Rates at Cwmdu Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4QU

Cwmdu Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 101st highest crime rate of 477 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 Cwmdu Road (SA8 4QU) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher than the Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera average (74.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 145.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwmdu Road (SA8 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Maesycoed Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.