Postcode · Swansea
Crime in SA8 4PF
How much crime is recorded in SA8 4PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontardawe
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
SA8 4PFSwansea
How safe is SA8 4PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA8 4PF 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 4PFNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.