Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Y Gilwern area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 128th 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 Y Gilwern (SA9 2ND) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Y Gilwern (SA9 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Y Gilwern. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Y Gilwern area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deeley Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ffordd Emlyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Penywern Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Gilfach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twyn-Yr-Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Ffordd Emlyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ffordd Emlyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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