Total Crime Rate

177.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cwmtawe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 39th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

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 Cwmtawe Road (SA9 1QU) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher than the Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 214.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 214.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwmtawe Road (SA9 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Brecon Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cwmtawe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecon Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Long Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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