Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thorburn Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 234th highest crime rate of 479 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 Thorburn Close (SA11 1RH) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorburn Close (SA11 1RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Market Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thorburn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cattle Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golwg Y Castell Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cattle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cattle Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cattle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cattle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cattle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Market Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4434 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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