Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Neath Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 146th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neath Road (SA1 2HW) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neath Road (SA1 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maliphant Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pentre Mawr Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vivian Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philadelphia Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Monger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maliphant Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philadelphia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Golwg Y Garreg Wen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cwm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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