Crime Rates at Bank Side, Neath, SA11 1RY

Bank Side 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 Bank Side (SA11 1RY) 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 Bank Side (SA11 1RY), 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.