Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 8RF
How much crime is recorded in SA12 8RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Port Talbot East
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,487 (2024)
SA12 8RFPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 8RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 8RF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 8RFNational
Burglary25.29.1
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.