Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA8 3DS
How much crime is recorded in SA8 3DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontardawe
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,334 (2024)
SA8 3DSSwansea
How safe is SA8 3DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA8 3DS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
SA8 3DSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Burglary1.79.1
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.