Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA8 3JG
How much crime is recorded in SA8 3JG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontardawe
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,716 (2024)
SA8 3JGSwansea
How safe is SA8 3JG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA8 3JG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3JGNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.