Total Crime Rate

129.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 129.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Talbot Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 82nd 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 Talbot Road (SA11 1UT) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (SA11 1UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Awel, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnside (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Talbot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bryn Y Broch Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Awel —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn Awel Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Awel —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Awel —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Talbot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cimla Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryn Y Broch Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryn Y Broch Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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