Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA13 3AB
How much crime is recorded in SA13 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,149 (2024)
SA13 3ABPort Talbot
How safe is SA13 3AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA13 3AB area, below 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
SA13 3ABNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.