What is the crime rate in neath port talbot?

As of March 2026, neath port talbot has an annual crime rate of 74.58 per 1,000 residents, based on 931 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does neath port talbot rank nationally for crime?

neath port talbot ranks #178 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in neath port talbot?

The most common crime type in neath port talbot is Violence & Sexual Offences with 440 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 47.3% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: South Wales Police Police

neath port talbot Crime Intelligence Report

neath port talbot recorded 931 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.54 per 1,000 residents. This places neath port talbot at #178 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 9.7% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 12.0% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

931

trending_up +9.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

74.58per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#124of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

142,290

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 16	16
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14	14
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 10 Other theft: 3	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 9	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Criminal damage and arson: 5	5
On or near Acacia Avenue Map	Anti-social behaviour: 5	5
On or near Green Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 4 Bicycle theft: 1	4
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 5	5
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 4	4

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

931 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

440

47.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

129

13.9%

Public Order

10.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

7.7%

Shoplifting

4.6%

Other Theft

3.8%

Other Crime

3.8%

Drug Offences

3.3%

Vehicle Crime

2.5%

Burglary

1.2%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Robbery

0.3%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Stop & Search

March 2026

695

Total Stops

14.2%

Arrest Rate

203

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

436

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Article for use in theft

Evidence of offences under the Act

Outcome

A no further action disposal525

Arrest99

Not recorded24

Community resolution23

Summons / charged by post21

Caution (simple or conditional)3

Gender

Male587

Female101

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

87.0%

White

5.6%

Black

4.9%

Asian

2.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by South Wales Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

34 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Neath North	88	132.4
2	Port Talbot	66	107.2
3	Sandfields West	48	94.8
4	Sandfields East	57	91.7
5	Neath East	57	88.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Trebanos	3	0.8
shield	Bryn-coch North	1	0.5
shield	Coedffranc West	18	2.2
shield	Rhos	6	2.4
shield	Bryn-coch South	11	2.0

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +9.7%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -12.0%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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