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Crime in SA12 8

How much crime is recorded in SA12 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Population
10,882 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA12 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA12 8, broadly in line with 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Shoplifting18.68.4
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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