Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 9SR
How much crime is recorded in SA12 9SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cwmafan & Bryn
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,229 (2024)
SA12 9SRPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 9SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 9SR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9SRNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Public order8.04.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 205% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.