Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA8 4DS
How much crime is recorded in SA8 4DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontardawe
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,388 (2024)
SA8 4DSSwansea
How safe is SA8 4DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA8 4DS area, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 4DSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 369% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.