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

Briton Ferry Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 21st highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briton Ferry Road (SA11 1AR) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.9% higher than the Neath East average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 159.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briton Ferry Road (SA11 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Eva Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.