Crime Rate in Neath North, ward

Neath North has the highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 178th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Neath North in the last 12 months was 244.4 per 1,000 residents and was 192.9% higher than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Neath North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 338 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 58.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 468 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Neath North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Croft Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.