Crime Rate in Briton Ferry East, ward

Briton Ferry East has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 1396th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Briton Ferry East in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Briton Ferry East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 179 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Briton Ferry East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.