Crime Rate in Briton Ferry West, ward

Briton Ferry West has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 2442nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Briton Ferry West in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Briton Ferry West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Briton Ferry West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fairlawns. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.