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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SA12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SA12 recorded 276 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.15 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.9% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring75.73 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment276 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 0.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

276
trending_up +48.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

75.73per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

889

Within SA12 district

Neath Port Talbot

38,612

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 12 Criminal damage and arson: 1
13
Chalice Court Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Shoplifting: 1
8
Gol Wg-Y-Mor Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 3
8
Farmfield Avenue Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
7
Heol Bevin Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Shopping Area Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Mardon Park Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
5
Mariners Quay Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Other theft: 1
4
Victoria Road Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
4
Hospital Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
276 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
110
39.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
52
18.8%
Public Order
31
11.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
22
8.0%
Shoplifting
20
7.2%
Other Crime
10
3.6%
Other Theft
9
3.3%
Vehicle Crime
9
3.3%
Drug Offences
6
2.2%
Burglary
3
1.1%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.7%
Weapons Possession
1
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: SA12

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SA12 (39.9%). Anti-social Behaviour (18.8%) and Public Order (11.2%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in SA12 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 75.73 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for SA12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +48.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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