Crime Rate in Neath South, ward

Neath South has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 2586th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Neath South in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Neath South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Neath South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bryn Awel, with 31 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Burnside (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.