Crime Rates at Wallace Road, Neath, SA11 1YL

Wallace Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 53rd 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 Wallace Road (SA11 1YL) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Road (SA11 1YL), the main crime hotspot is near Eva Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.