Crime Rate in Briton Ferry East, ward

Briton Ferry East has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 1817th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Briton Ferry East in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Briton Ferry East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -32.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Briton Ferry East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.