Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 8AF
How much crime is recorded in SA12 8AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Baglan
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,779 (2024)
SA12 8AFPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 8AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 8AF 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 8AFNational
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Public order11.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.32.4
Burglary2.39.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.