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Crime in Neath Port Talbot by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,360crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+20%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Resolvenlowest rate27.3 per 1,000 a year
74.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Cadoxton-juxta-Neath (-15%), Ystalyfera (-5%) and Neath Abbey (4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Port TalbotSA13 · 24,844 residents 150.4▲ 33%violence
2AberavonSA12 · 31,625 residents 137.9▲ 35%violence
3Briton FerrySA11 · 12,608 residents 129.8▲ 29%violence
4Cadoxton-juxta-NeathSA10 · 7,450 residents 117.6▼ 15%violence
5NeathSA11 · 32,309 residents 104.2▲ 4%violence
6BlaengwrachSA11 · 3,438 residents 87.3▲ 29%violence
7CymmerSA13 · 3,591 residents 85.8▲ 57%violence
8YstalyferaSA9 · 9,100 residents 84.4▼ 5%violence
9SkewenSA10 · 7,825 residents 83.3▲ 6%violence
10Seven SistersSA10 · 2,022 residents 77.2▼ 9%violence
11AlltwenSA8 · 5,716 residents 77▲ 24%violence
12CwmgwrachSA11 · 1,911 residents 75.4▲ 71%violence
13BaglanSA12 · 4,944 residents 74.4▲ 24%violence
14GlynneathSA11 · 5,284 residents 72.7▲ 13%violence
15PontardaweSA8 · 12,454 residents 65.2▲ 7%violence
16CwmafanSA12 · 5,120 residents 63.3▲ 42%violence
17Gwaun-Cae-GurwenSA18 · 2,857 residents 61.6▼ 15%violence
18CilfrewSA10 · 3,480 residents 60.9▼ 12%violence
19CrynantSA10 · 1,934 residents 60▲ 32%violence
20AberdulaisSA10 · 5,037 residents 58.8▼ 1%violence
21Neath AbbeySA10 · 10,683 residents 56.5▲ 4%violence
22PontwalbySA11 · 1,846 residents 56.3▼ 4%violence
23BryncochSA10 · 5,268 residents 51.6▲ 74%violence
24TonnaSA11 · 5,037 residents 48.4▼ 6%violence
25CwmllynfellSA9 · 2,597 residents 29.3▼ 10%violence
26ResolvenSA11 · 2,930 residents 27.3▼ 44%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Neath Port Talbot have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Resolven, Cwmllynfell, Tonna, Bryncoch and Pontwalby.

Which areas of Neath Port Talbot have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Port Talbot, Aberavon, Briton Ferry, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath and Neath.

Is crime going up or down in Neath Port Talbot?

Across Neath Port Talbot, 3,360 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 20% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.