Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 7LA
How much crime is recorded in SA12 7LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandfields
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
SA12 7LAPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 7LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 7LA 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
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 7LANational
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Public order12.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other crime3.11.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary1.79.1
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.