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Crime in SA8 3

How much crime is recorded in SA8 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Population
9,112 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA8 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA8 3, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SA8 3National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Public order5.34.6
Shoplifting4.68.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft1.94.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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