Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA8 4NY
How much crime is recorded in SA8 4NY, 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)
How safe is SA8 4NY
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 4NY 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
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 4NYNational
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
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.