Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 8RD
How much crime is recorded in SA12 8RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Port Talbot East
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,275 (2024)
SA12 8RDPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 8RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 8RD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8RDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order3.94.6
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.14.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Drugs0.22.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.