Total Crime Rate

292.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 292.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Neath Abbey Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bryn-coch South , and the 15th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

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 Abbey Road (SA10 7BD) in the last 12 months was 292.6 per 1,000 residents and was 410.8% higher than the Bryn-coch South average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 170.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neath Abbey Road (SA10 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Neath Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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