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Crime in SA8 4LY

How much crime is recorded in SA8 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Pontardawe
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,088 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA8 4LY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA8 4LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary1.59.1
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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