Crap Towns / Clydach / Crime

How much crime is there in Clydach?

The police recorded 56.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Clydach from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 31.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 60.0, up from 45.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	45.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	63.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	60.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.5	34.1
Public order	7.6	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.7	7.0
Other theft	3.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	1.8	3.8
Other crime	1.6	2.0
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Burglary	1.3	3.1
Shoplifting	1.2	7.1
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Robbery	less than 0.1	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ammanford	12.2 km	106
Port Talbot	13.9 km	101
Swansea	6.7 km	98.7
Neath	6.8 km	73.7
Pontardawe	4.2 km	69.7
Ystalyfera	10.5 km	63.3
Gowerton	11.1 km	61.5
Clydach	–	56.4
Baglan	9.2 km	55.3
Pontarddulais	10.0 km	53.0
Gorseinon	11.0 km	51.8
The typical town	–	76.2