Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Meadow Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 71st 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 Meadow Road (SA11 2AD) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (SA11 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Burrows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foundry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exchange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pentwyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Ferry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Ferry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Briton Ferry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briton Ferry Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Rhodfa Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Rhodfa Under investigation

Data Sources

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