Total Crime Rate

126.3 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 126.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Groves Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 88th 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 Groves Road (SA11 1UU) in the last 12 months was 126.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groves Road (SA11 1UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Awel, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnside (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Groves Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bryn Y Broch Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Y Broch Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Awel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cimla Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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