Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ynysydarren Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 123rd 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 Ynysydarren Road (SA9 2EH) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher than the Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ynysydarren Road (SA9 2EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ffordd Emlyn, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minyrafon (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ynysydarren Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Ynysydarren Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minyrafon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varteg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Minyrafon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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