Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 7EP
How much crime is recorded in SA12 7EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandfields
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
SA12 7EPPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 7EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 7EP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
SA12 7EPNational
Violence and sexual offences45.423.6
Public order11.84.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.31.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.