Total Crime Rate

126.2 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 126.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Rees Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 89th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rees Place (SA11 1NW) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rees Place (SA11 1NW), the main crime hotspot is near Green Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rees Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davies Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Briton Ferry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Ferry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Ferry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llewellyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Ropewalk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Maes-Yr-Hâf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Quar Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eva Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eva Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elias Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Florence Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briton Ferry Road

Data Sources

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