Crime Rates at Gardners Lane, Neath, SA11 2AA

Gardners Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gardners Lane (SA11 2AA) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardners Lane (SA11 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockfield Terrace, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.