Crime Rates at Briton Ferry Road, Neath, SA11 1AA

Briton Ferry Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 13th 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 Briton Ferry Road (SA11 1AA) in the last 12 months was 296.3 per 1,000 residents and was 148.6% higher than the Neath East average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 177.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briton Ferry Road (SA11 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eva Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.