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Crime in SA10 8LU
How much crime is recorded in SA10 8LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,301 (2024)
SA10 8LUNeath
How safe is SA10 8LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA10 8LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA10 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary2.19.1
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other theft0.34.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.