Total Crime Rate

1569.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1569.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 594.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 338.1 10/10
  • Public order 224.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.4 9/10
  • Drugs 96.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.1 10/10
  • Other theft 46.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Croft Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the highest crime rate of 477 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 Croft Road (SA11 1RW) in the last 12 months was 1569.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1183.0% 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 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 37.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 836.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (SA11 1RW), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Dewi Sant —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattle Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Summerfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Summerfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Golwg-Y-Gamlas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Yr-Hâf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maes-Yr-Hâf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Public order Maes-Yr-Hâf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davies Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Ropewalk Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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